Well, I've done it on two cars and a motorhome. Kept most of the old
rubber in all three cases, just washed it off with brake cleaner (except
the motorhome, which I didn't even disassemble).
Hasn't leaked yet. Chevy now has 200,000 miles, still has factory rubber
in the MC and 3 out of 4 slaves. On the motorhome, the slave that was
leaking slowed considerably when I first put the silicone in, then stopped
completely after being disassembled and cleaned later. (Parts for my
motorhome are MUCH more difficult to find than TR3 parts <g>)
BTW, it's a REALLY bad idea to use ordinary shop air to blow out brake
lines. It's liable to be full of water, oil, and other nasties. Use brake
cleaner, or methanol, to flush them. Follow with fluid to remove the
solvent.
Randall
On Thursday, March 25, 1999 5:20 PM, TeriAnn Wakeman
[SMTP:twakeman@cruzers.com] wrote:
>
>
> >I currently use any DOT3/4 in my Spitfire. But I can't keep brake fluid
in
> >the Spitfire recently, so I may try DOT5 soon. Of course this may just
be a
> >recipe for leaking expensive brake fluid instead of cheap brake fluid.
> >Maybe the new master cylinder will hold the stuff.....
>
> WHen going from DOT3/4 to DOT5 brake fluid Always blow out all the steel
> lines and REPLACE every rubber seal and hose that comes into contact with
> the fluid. It WILL leak if you reuse any of the rubber brake parts.
>
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