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1. Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:51:24 -0700charset="Windows-1252"; Hi Listers, I have read many times about cleaning out the hydraulics on our LBC's with alcohol in order to refill the system with DOT 5 synthetic. Is there a certain type of alcohol that should be us; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00034.html (7,677 bytes)
2. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:48:19 -0600; Go out and buy a case of Castrol GT LMA and sit in a quiet place until the madness passes. Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00036.html (8,724 bytes)
3. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 22:27:58 -0700; The madness doesn't pass. It only gets worse each time you detect another leak and more paint eaten off!!! DOT 5 is the only way to go! Joe; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00038.html (9,626 bytes)
4. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 22:35:38 -0800; I was told some years ago that the correct solvent is Methanol, aka Methyl Alcohol. I was able to purchase it at the local drugstore, but only by asking the pharmacist (druggist) for it. It's quite; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00039.html (8,770 bytes)
5. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:45:58 -0600; From Joe Curry <spitlist at gte.net> To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net> Cc: Daniel S. Eiland <deiland1@elp.rr.com>; Tigers@autox,team.net <tigers@autox.team.net>; Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Al; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00048.html (9,290 bytes)
6. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 07:54:05 -0700; You miss the point. Leaks are inevitable. Sooner or later you will have brake fluid on your paint. DOT actually works at least as well as LMA fluid so why not eliminate the problem that occurs when; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00049.html (10,835 bytes)
7. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:08:30 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; You also neglected to mention that DOT 5 does not absorb moisture the way DOT 4 will, making it a far superior choice for drivers that only occasionally tool around in their cars. The chance of corr; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00050.html (13,083 bytes)
8. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:35:12 EST; [I swore I wouldn't participate in another endless thread (more like the list equivalent of a Mobius strip) after unwittingly helping to perpetuate the great "which Triumph is best/worst and why do w; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00052.html (9,064 bytes)
9. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 10:39:11 -0500; That's not completely true. Sadly, DOT5 doesn't absorb water, so the water often sits at the bottom of the system, right in your expensive wheel cylinders and calipers. This puts the corrosion right; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00053.html (9,647 bytes)
10. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:13:22 -0500 (EST); Remember, there is a density difference between the silicon and regular brake fluids. The regular is more dense, as I recollect. Although seeming to be miscible, they will separate over time. What th; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00054.html (10,806 bytes)
11. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 23:47:45 EST; oH GREAT! now I gotta go buy special air. So is this rh drive air? TR air? only available from Moss made in India and really inferior to used air? or does Randall have a batch of NOS air he is peddli; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00072.html (8,326 bytes)
12. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 14:19:23 -0500 (EST); A final note: The use of a product such as the Castrol LMA greatly reduces moisture. The BIG point is that this extends the length of time between brake fluid change. Any non-silicon must be periodic; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00082.html (10,502 bytes)
13. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 13:29:50 -0800; Andy : Are you sure of this ? I've got an old bottle of Castrol LMA sitting on the workbench that states "minimum wet boiling point 311F", while the DOT 5 standard calls for a minimum wet boiling poi; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00093.html (8,169 bytes)
14. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:50:38 -0800; Hmmm, trying to remember the last time he "boiled" hydraulic fluif...ahhh yes, Never!...<G> -- Bill & Skip Pugh Two@Home anabil@caltel.com; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00095.html (8,737 bytes)
15. Re: Cleaning out the hydraulics (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 16:03:28 -0800; Keep it that way ! Trust me, you'll be happier, not to mention requiring fewer changes of underwear and dressings ! Randall - who never has either, and hopes he never will !; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg00097.html (7,831 bytes)

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