<VV> brakes - dot 5 fluid

[Harry Yarnell]

I think silicon brake fluid is great stuff.
The only caveat's I have is it IS hard (slow) to get the air bubbles out of
the bled fluid, so don't pour the 'just bled' fluid back into the MC OR the
container; let it sit a day.

Secondly, it's not recommended for Hydraulic pump brake systems (Teves comes
to mind). Something about lubricity.


-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bill & Chris
Strickland
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 2:57 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> brakes - dot 5 fluid

I really don't like seeing DOT 5 maligned just because it is a bit different
-- yes, I had a leaky wheel cylinder in a Corvair that sat for a while with
DOT 5, but I never thought it was the fluid. A second set of new cups in
that cylinder seems to have fixed the problem - never did figure out what I
did wrong, the new cups didn't look any better than the new cups I took out
...

My BMC cars, which are notorious for leaky hydraulics (think Lucas brakes
<grin>), even if you do use the correct Girling fluid, now set for years
between movings, and not only to the brakes work every time, but so does
that darned hydraulic clutch on the Bug Eye -- all DOT 5's fault.

DOT 5 -- not for ABS, but great for collecter cars that don't get regular
use, and it doesn't eat paint -- I'd recommend DOT 5.1 for a great racing
fluid (it's not silicone).

Bill Strickland
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