When I changed to Dot 5 many years ago, I drained all the previous fluid and
blew the lines out as best I could with compressed air. Then I filled the
system with DT 5 and bled until solid brake pressure was achieved. The DOT
5 forces all remaining DOT3 stuff out of the system. I only had one problem
and that was a leaking left front caliper. So I removed and rebuilt only
that piece and after 12 years it has been perfect.
And it's spelled "fluid"! Trust me, I know! :)
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave1massey@cs.com
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:43 AM
To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Changing from DOT 3 to DOT 5 Fluif
This is a good time to rebuild the calipers and wheel cylinders. You can
blow the lines out with compressed air. That would clean those out, but I
don't see any way to empty the calipers of DOT 3 without dismounting them.
Even turning them upside down may not suffice.
Dave
In a message dated 5/6/2013 9:59:41 AM Central Daylight Time,
bill_beecher@flash.net writes:
> Also, I don't see how we can get 100% of the DOT3 out, there is bound to
> be
> some residue, will there be a serious compatibility issue with a slight
> mix
> of the different types?
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