No flames, but I've had DOT 5 in both my Triumphs, converted from LMA w/a simple
bleed-through of silicone, w/zero problems. Pedal is fine. One of my M/C's was
from Apple, too. IMHO, this beats the snot out of paint-eating fluid, since all
Triumph cylinders eventually leak.
--
Martin Secrest
72 TR6
73 GT6
Rick Barnard wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I lost track of who started this thread, but I must ask...Why bother?
> I tried silicon fluid in a totally new/rebuilt TR6 brake system, including
> pipes, and all I can say in favor is that it won't eat paint. But, the pedal
> was spongey, no matter how many times I bled it, a seal in my brake master
> cylinder went bad, and the stuff is awful expensive. I bled it all out. Note
> that Apple Hydraulics recommends AGAINST using it in their rebuilt units.
> Now, every spring I flush some cheap fluid through the system and then fill it
> with Castrol LMA. No problemo.
>
> Nomex on. Rick 1973 TR6 CF2570U
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