[6pack] Foreboding brake fluid leak -servo rebuild needed?

[Navarrette, Vance]

	Robert:

 	At the risk of sounding smug (OK, I am feeling smug) I have to ask:

	1. Is this DOT 4 fluid we are talking about in terms of popping leaks over
the winter?
	2. How many people have had this happen with DOT 5?

	One of the supposed advantages of DOT 5 is fewer problems for vehicles that
sit idle for long periods of time. Apparently the Army likes DOT5 because so
much of their inventory sits idle when we are not at war. Probably not the
case for Humvees in Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment =:-o But trucks,
Bradleys, etc all are inventoried and idle for long periods of time so lower
maintenance is good.
	One obvious advantage to DOT 5 is that it is not soaking up moisture all
winter, and does not corrode things after a year or two. Dunno how it performs
in terms of preserving seals.

	Guess which fluid I am using (tee-hee).

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Mimosa TR6 with no brake fluid leaks this spring.

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert Lang
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 6:58 AM
To: Tom Note
Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Foreboding brake fluid leak -servo rebuild needed?

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009, Tom Note wrote:

> Pete: One other long shot.
> I replaced my MC assy needlessly a few months ago from similar symptoms. It
> turned out that mine was leaking at the seal between the plastic fluid
> reservoir and the MC body. Servo was fine, but wet down the front.

Good point - I've had this problem too (when the car sits for a long
time).

> Tom

regards,
rml