> To change over to silicone fluid you must replace every rubber bit in
the
> brake system. Flush the master cylinder with alcohol after you take it
> apart. Flush wheel cylinders and calipers with alcohol after you take
them
> apart. Flush all the hard brake lines with alcohol also. Rebuild MC,
> calipers, wheel cylinders; replace flex hoses.
>
I converted my '77 to silicone approx. 8 yr. ago by pumping silicone into
the system to displace the LMA. I have needed to do no further maintenance
on it since. It was a daily driver, to & from work, for work,etc. until
displaced by a '67 late last summer.
Bill
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