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Re: Brake Fluids

To: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>, MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Brake Fluids
From: Bill Loubiere <loubiere@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:44:58 -0500
Chris,

FYI this site describes liquids compressibility as "almost zero".  I think
you will find that liquids do not compress in the same manner that a gas
will, they can compress slightly.

http://www.chem.lsu.edu/lucid/subjectinfo/liquids.html

The amount has to be very slight for the brakes to work.

Bill

> From: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>
> Reply-To: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>
> Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:10:14 -0400
> To: MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Brake Fluids
> 
snip
> 
>> DOT 5 is slightly compressible (giving a very slightly soft pedal),
> 
> I can't believe that these two statements are right together.  Brake
> fluid (regardless of composition) is a liquid.  Liquids don't compress.
> Displace, yes, but not compress.  That's how hydraulics work to multiply
> force.  However, AIR will compress, and as noted, it is all too easy to
> still have air in a system with SBBF.  If you have a soft pedal with
> SBBF, bleed it again, c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y.
> 


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