[Healeys] Silicone DOT5 brakefluid for the 100 -Please read my question!

[Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com]

Thomas,
No modifications needed. Only in case you have a NOS master cylinder
installed, you need to change the rubber sealings with a new sealing kit.
Don4t ask me why I know that. But first fill in the silicone brake fluid,
bleed the system and check. Try again after two days of settling.
If you still have a firm pedal, take the car out for a drive. Otherwise change
rubber sealings in master cylinder.

Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/GERMANY
54BN1, 62BT7, 65Sprite

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Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im
Auftrag von Thomas Willig
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. November 2009 08:58
An: healeys at autox.team.net
Betreff: [Healeys] Silicone DOT5 brakefluid for the 100 -Please read my
question!

Oh, my god,

I think I triggered a discussion, that I thought was long ended.

I have replaced ALL parts of the 100's braking system with brandnew stuff. I
am using silicone b.-fluid since 15 years on all my cars.
Fantastic stuff..

BUT:
My question is which precise modifications are advisable to the interior parts
of the 100's mastercylinder. Please check this article from the
archives...:

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim LeBlanc [mailto:jleblanc at midsouth.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 1:46 PM
Subject: RE: Silicone Brk. Fluid

When converting a car to silicone brake fluid, know that the 6 cylinder and
4 cylinder models are different due to the master cylinders being different.
On this subject, Roger Moment wrote the defining article in the Austin Healey
Magazine, 12/03.
The 100-4 master cylinder needs a minor modification as documented in that
article. Also White Post knows how to make this modification, well worth the
dollars to send to them for a rebuild.

Any one has more details to this? Jim Leblanc seems not to be on the list
anymore, my e-mails to him return undeliverd.


Regards



Thomas
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