Re: Brake fluids

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I had no problems with my systems when converting from normal to silicone then back again. You have to flush the system out really good with alcohol between types of fluid. I've done this on a motorcycle and a car. 


On May 25, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Dot 5 will drfinately trash a formally Dot 3 system. I
> cleaned out a Harley brake system that had been
> contaminated and replaced all the seals, etc. Since
> those brakes are such a small system any trace of the
> stuff will booger up a new rebuild, which it had done.
> I had to take it all apart, replace the lines, seals,
> etc. The other guy left the old lines in and they had
> that nasty DOT 5 in all the nooks and crevises.
> On a larger car system you might get by with flushing
> the system, but the silicone based Dot 5 is not
> compatable. DOT 5 is better, but I prefer Dot 3 as it
> is more common and can be found anywhere.
> DOT 4 is just DOT 3 "improved" and will intermix-I
> think. Check with a brake shop though.....Russ
> 
> 
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