Kashif Ahmad asked:
>
> I am planning to replace all of the brake lines, discs, pads, and shoes
as
> they seem a little corroded. When I do this I was looking into switching
to
> silicone brake fluid. I understand that this should require a complete
clean
> of the entire system i.e. all cylinders but on a scan through the Rimmer
> brothers catalogue (page 105) they seem to state that it is safe to mix
it
> with normal spec fluid so a thorough clean is not necessary. This is not
> right is it?
>
>
> Kashif and Rusty the Spitfire.
> Swindon (The home of the Honda civic ;-)
If there are any traces of your old DOT 3 or 4 fluid in the system, these
will form little "globules" in the new Silicone DOT 5 fluid. Anything that
is not new should be flushed out.
Cheers Keith
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