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Re: Brake fluid and Hardtop

To: "Kashif Ahmad" <KASHIF@RCP.co.uk>,
Subject: Re: Brake fluid and Hardtop
From: "Keith R. Stewart" <kstewart@wwdc.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 13:18:08 -0400
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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