[Mgs] Hydraulics

Mike Eldred redscirocco at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 10 05:24:07 MDT 2011


And I don't understand why.  If you happen to be rebuilding your brakes AND
your clutch from MC to SC, I can see why you'd consider making a swap.
Otherwise, it's not worth the labor to flush the system, change the seals.
etc., etc.

And if you're changing/rebuilding one system (brake or clutch) with a
different fluid, it seems absurd not do to the other - too easy to mix them
up, and why would you want to have two bottles in your toolbox rather than
one?  I recently installed a new clutch MC, SC, and all new lines - used the
same Dot 4 that's in my brake system.  If there was Dot 5 in the brakes, I
would have used that.

It's just hydraulic fluid, folks.  The only practical real-world benefit I can
think of for either one is that Dot 4 or a compatible fluid is available
almost anywhere, even at the general store in the middle of nowhere.  Dot 5
may or may not be on the shelf.


> Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 23:05:04 -0500
> From: chillmog at sbcglobal.net
> To: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Hydraulics
>
> Arguing DOT 4 vs DOT 5 has to be worse than religion or politics. And
> all the position in all seem to have more passion than facts. Anyone
> for cable brakes?
> Charles Hill
>
> On 6/9/2011 10:16 PM, Richard Ewald wrote:
> > Not necessarily.
> > Regular brake fluid hydroscopic and absorbs water. DOT5 does not. If you
mix
> > the fluids you can wind up with a pocket of water laden DOT4 somewhere in
the
> > system. This can lead to corrosion and cause a point of failure in the
system.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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