Military-Vehicles: re: [MV] Mystery Brakes
re: [MV] Mystery Brakes
Van Burns (vburns@selu.edu)
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 16:03:01 -0500
At 01:42 PM 9/29/97 -0400, DOConnor@zoomit.sikorsky.com wrote:
>Hi Ben,
> We had the same problem with the jeep and found out when Dad backed it
out of
>the barn! Good thing there was enough flat area to save it on! We couldn't
>figure it out and still don't know but since there was no more silicone
brake
>fluid in the whole system we refilled with DOT3 and haven't had a problem
since
>(pardon me while I knock on some wood). Maybe that's the answer, maybe
not. I
>know the original fluid was supposed to be silicone but since the entire
brake
>system is new/rebuilt stuff the new fluid seems to be fine in it. Maybe
Allan
>has the answer tucked away and can enlighten us.
>
>Good Luck,
>Dennis O'Connor
>Naugatuck, CT, USA
>
>Ben:
If your brake system had silicone fluid in it, it would certainly give
rise to this type of problem. Silicone fluid will evaporate and one has to
add new fluid every so often. Ordinary brake fluid will not evaporate, but
will pick up condensation and cause rust pits in the master cylinder and
wheel cylinders after a period of time. Silicone has the advantage of
avoiding the condensation problem thereby saving future problems of rust in
the cylinders, but has the disadvantage of evaporation. Be careful not to
mix the two. If your system has one or the other and you wish to change,
be sure to flush the entire system and fill with the fluid you choose.
Van Burns
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