[Shop-talk] storing brake components?

[Pat Horne]

Because you are supposed to replace it every couple/few years, which 
most people don't. If brake fluid is replaced
before it absorbs as much water as it can hold, you will have a lot less 
components that need to be replaced
because of pitting  and rust, at least pitting and rust on the parts of 
the component that are in contact with the brake
fluid. It's also pretty cheap.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Doug Braun, On 1/14/2009 8:39 AM:
> If brake fluid is so awful, why do they use it in brakes?
>
> Doug
>
> --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> From: Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] storing brake components?
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 6:05 PM
>
> You're quite right, conventional brake fluid will destroy the components in
> relatively short order.  Somewhere, I've got a pair of brand new rear brake
> cylinders that a previous owner filled with conventional fluid and plugged
> the opening ... they are totally ruined.
>
> But I've had good luck using DOT 5 brake fluid as a long term preservative
> for brake components.
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