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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Yea,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Kind of like us…..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dave Connitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>ptegler@verizon.net<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 29, 2018 1:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> terryrs@comcast.net; TR3driver@ca.rr.com; triumphstag@gmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Brake fluid for Triumph<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>..the only negative I've ever encountered with Dot 5 in our old cars is it does not lubricate the rubber as well as older fluids.<br>Synth and natural rubber also react differently ...as with everything with LBC's... ymmv<br><br>ptegler<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: TERRY SMITH <<a href="mailto:terryrs@comcast.net">terryrs@comcast.net</a>><br>To: Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>>; Sujit Roy <<a href="mailto:triumphstag@gmail.com">triumphstag@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>Sent: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 11:07 am<br>Subject: Re: [TR] Brake fluid for Triumph<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When restoring my 3A in 2002, while the body was off the frame I replaced all the brake lines and hydraulic cylinders. I learned about Dot 5 silicone based fluid from the List then and went with it. After 15 years of driving, the same brake system remains rock solid plus I never blistered paint with the occasional spill. Doesn't silicone wear easier on rubber seals?<br><br>Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667<br>New Hampshire, where early snows have sent both bears and Triumphs off to the Land of Nod <br><br><br>> On November 28, 2018 at 7:58 PM Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> > Can I use DOT 5 in the Stag? Do I need to flush out the <br>> > current DOT 3/ 4?<br>> <br>> Both of my Stags have DOT 5 in them. LE1473 was converted just by bleeding<br>> through at each corner until clean purple fluid appeared. The other one<br>> (dubbed Frankenstag because it appears to be parts from at least 3 different<br>> cars) had a failed MC and stuck rear wheel cylinders when I got it, so those<br>> were repaired at the same time.<br>> <br>> However, LE1473 already had what seemed to be a minor master cylinder<br>> problem before the conversion (pedal would sometimes drop towards floor<br>> while sitting at a stop light), and it suddenly got a whole lot worse not<br>> long after the conversion (no hydraulic brakes at all). (I also learned<br>> that the back brakes on a Stag are more prone to fade than a TR3.)<br>> Post-mortem showed both MC piston seals torn, and approximately the<br>> consistency of Gummi Bears.<br>> <br>> So I'd have to say that "best practice" is probably to replace the seals at<br>> the same time.<br>> <br>> Randall<br>> <br>> ** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br>> <br>> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs </a><a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>> <br>> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yqtfd21902><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs </a><a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>