Hi,
Firstly, appologies for the cross posting, but I this may be relevant to
many people. I spoke to a TSSC member this evening regarding a severe problem
seemingly caused by some dodgy brake fluid. This stuff was apparently bought at
the TSSC International weekend about 3 years ago from an unknown trader. From
what I've been told, the fluid is a cloudy grey and is not identified by any
recognised packaging - the vendor apparently suggested it had been bought in
bulk and repackaged in plain plastic containers. Now all of the brake fluids
I've ever used have been a nominally transparent liquid, most modern mineral
fluids being tinted yellow. I have only ever seen silicone fluid which is
tinted purple (though I don't pretend to be an expert on this), but the
cloudiness is what rings alarm bells with me. Having put this fluid into a
brand new braking system it has severely swelled all of the seals and jammed
the entire system. A complete re-seal is going to be necessary, but what's
worse is how can the owner be sure that he has removed all contamination from
the pipes?
The only conclusion I can come to is that this stuff isn't brake fluid at
all but has been sold as such. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has had
a similar experience - this member surely can't be the only person who bought
this stuff at Stafford? If you've got some on the shelf be warned.
Cheers,
Bill Davies.
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