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Re: [TR] silicon or regular brake fluic

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Subject: Re: [TR] silicon or regular brake fluic
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:05:16 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 3/30/2011 8:09:05 PM Central Daylight Time, 
nafzigerg@yahoo.com writes: 
> I'll have a completely new brake system when I'm finally finished with 
> the 
> restoration.  Are silicon people happy with that choice?  I've heard 
> drawbacks 
> of it being thinner, making leaks more likely.
> 
> I'd love the idea of it not harming paint though.  
> 
> Just wondering
> 

If your braking system is new stem to stern I recommend DOT5 (silicone).  I 
redid my TR6 back in 1996 and put in silicone at that time.  This winter I 
had to actually bleed the system for the first time.  Then a couple weeks 
later I had to do it again.  The reason for the second bleeding was I forgot 
to tighten up the RF bleeder. (DOH!)  

My brakes have been trouble free and trouble free brakes are kind of 
important.

Dave
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