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Greetings fellow listers!
I have a question for the TR3 owners on the list. What type of brake
fluid do you use? I read the info on VTR Maintenance page regarding
brake fluids, but would like to hear the experience of other TR3
drivers.
Thanks in advance.
Franz Bachmann 1960 TR3 TS80195L
Crestview, Florida
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Franz, FWIW:
I met a fellow who has used the silicone type for five years with no
ill effect. I asked about it being harder to bleed than the regular,
as I had heard somewhere that there's lots of potential for small
air bubbles to get in, but he said he had no problems like that at
all. He said the brakes are as hard feeling as they ever were, and his
wife testified that she didn't get to pump any more than usual when
bleeding.
The reason he so enthusiastically endorses the DOT5 is because it
doesn't eat the paint. He has a beautifully restored TR3 with no
evidence of rust beginning around the masters, and he assured me that
he certainly has spilled brake fluid on occasion.
The trick is to switch fluid when you're doing an overhaul of all the
rubbers, so they start life with the silicone stuff - no mixing of
fluids allowed!
After this conversation with him I'm sold, since I'm going to spend
$$$ on paint, and since I am redoing all the brake rubbers anyway.
Regards,
Jim Wallace
60 TR3 TS81417
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