[Spridgets] Bad Breaking
Martyn Ridley
ridleymj at brant.net
Mon Jan 20 12:16:59 MST 2014
Took a weekend off and am still catching up so I hope this is not redundant.
I use DOT 5 in my sports cars (not 5.1 which is short life race fluid).
Water/moisture build up has not been a problem but I do follow good
practice and replace the fluid completely every 4+ years.
Due to a 'helpful' mechanic, I had to remove some DOT 3 quickly and paid
the price of new rubber in the master. DOT 5 is NOT compatible with
DOT3/4. If you do mix, clean (really clean!) and replace ALL RUBBER
parts. And for those with tandem systems, that also means the clutch
rubber.
I am a little surprised to see DOT5 is not spec'd in Europe. It has
been readily available in Canada, and from several suppliers. I will
check into this further.
Cheers,
Martyn
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