[Healeys] (fwd) Re: Rear Wheel Brake Cylinder

[sentenac.rw at gmail.com]

DOT 3 should be able to absorb a reasonable amount of moisture.  It is
silicone brake fluid that cannot.  So if you have water, or very wet
brake fluid and rust, I agree with Kees that your brake system is
badly compromised.  Time to renew it.  Getting the bends in new brake
lines exactly right can be a chore but you do have 'patterns' for each
piece, and it will be one less thing to worry about once it is done.

-Roland

On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:11:56 -0400, you wrote:

>Dot 3. 
>
>Price Lindsay
>
>Cell: 630-841-6300
>Email: 050.rpl at gmail.com
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 15, 2021, at 3:24 PM, sentenac.rw at gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> ?sorry, forgot to reply to all.
>> 
>>> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:22:20 -0700, sentenac.rw at gmail.com wrote:
>>> 
>>> Are you using DOT 3 or 4 fluid, or silicone?
>>> 
>>> -Roland
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:07:31 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Listers - 
>>>> 
>>>> The right rear cylinder on my 67 BJ8 has a small leak and I am going to replace it. When I removed it, I noticed several small whitish/clear “beads” on and around the unit. 
>>>> 
>>>> As I drained the fluid, I noticed, at the beginning, the fluid had rust in it. As it continued to flow, the liquid turned clear with the viscosity of water. Thereafter, it looked like clean fluid. 
>>>> 
>>>> 1.  Does the fluid show any additional issues I should look into?
>>>> 2.  What do the small beads represent?
>>>> 
>>>> I will flush the system before I refill the reservoir, bleed the brakes and get back on the road. 
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you in advance!!
>>>> 
>>>> Price Lindsay

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