[GeorgeW]

After attendng the Curry tech session this Saturday and Kurts great brake fluid change demo, I went home and changed the front brake pads. No problems.

I tried to siphon some brake fluid out of my 1986 master brake cylinder overflow container and was stumped because I could not figure out how to remove the filter like cup do-hickey, which is able to spin in place and has a little vertical rod which floats up or down depending on fluid level and makes contact to, I guess, let you know if the level is too low.

I do not want to flush the brake system or remove calipers without first siphoning off some fluid but cant do this without getting the 'filter' out. Is there some trick to removing it without destroying it ?