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Re: Brake Servo

To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Brake Servo
From: jhdavis6@juno.com (James H. Davis, Jr.)
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:22:35 -0400
References: <s403dcef.062@trmx3.dot.ca.gov>
Ken,
I don't know if the brake fluid did any harm, but I'll bet you have a
bitch of a time getting a good finish coat without fisheyes etc. At least
I always have. Use plenty of wax/silicone remover etc. to prep. and
expect several paint/clean/sand/paint...scenarios.
Good luck
On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 07:52:57 -0800 Kenneth Brown
<kbrown@trmx3.dot.ca.gov> writes:
>As I prepared the brake servo of my TR 250 for painting,  I tuned in 
>on it's
>side and about a 1/4 cup of brake fluid came pouring out. I looked in 
>the
>Bentleys Manual and couldn't find any reference to fluid in the servo 
>so I
>believe that what I have is the residual brake fluid from a leaky 
>master
>cylinder (rebuilt since then). My question to the list is can any harm 
>be done
>to the innards of the brake servo by the fluid and what would be the 
>best way
>to clean out what is there?
>
>TA
>Ken
>TR250
>

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