- 1. DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:51:01 -0500
- Hi List! Question: Is all silicone brake fluid the same? Thought: If I go in to a auto parts store & I purchase silcone brake fluid, then two years later when I'm on the road in another state & go, t
- /html/triumphs/2000-08/msg01257.html (6,945 bytes)
- 2. Re: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 00 07:41:56 -0700
- Do you have the same nightmares about DOT 4 brake fluid? The DOT number refers to a United States Department of Transportation specification for brake fluid. Any brake fluid that meets the same spec
- /html/triumphs/2000-08/msg01263.html (7,544 bytes)
- 3. RE: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:34:39 -0700
- Yes, it's all the same, within reason. Just like motor oil, it's probably best to not mix brands unnecessarily, but better mix than do without ! If you want something to worry about, worry about the
- /html/triumphs/2000-08/msg01269.html (7,168 bytes)
- 4. Re: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:27:17 -0400
- [snip] NOTE: I can't find the reference right now, but I recall reading that "DOT 5" was actually a *brand name* for a silicone brake fluid, and at least didn't start out as a US Dept. of Transportat
- /html/triumphs/2000-08/msg01280.html (7,747 bytes)
- 5. RE: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:14:31 -0700
- There is indeed a US gov't standard for DOT 5 brake fluid. If you have the patience, go to http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-retrieve.html#page1 and request Title 49 CFR 571.116 . It also mentio
- /html/triumphs/2000-08/msg01288.html (6,985 bytes)
- 6. DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:30:51 -0600
- Along with the other stated users of DOT5, every Harley Davidson built in the last 20 years or so uses DOT5. That alone is over 2,000,000 vehicles. A very popular feature because of the difficulty in
- /html/triumphs/1999-03/msg01696.html (7,229 bytes)
- 7. Re: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 99 17:20:10 -0800
- WHen going from DOT3/4 to DOT5 brake fluid Always blow out all the steel lines and REPLACE every rubber seal and hose that comes into contact with the fluid. It WILL leak if you reuse any of the rub
- /html/triumphs/1999-03/msg01714.html (7,121 bytes)
- 8. RE: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:06:03 -0800
- Well, I've done it on two cars and a motorhome. Kept most of the old rubber in all three cases, just washed it off with brake cleaner (except the motorhome, which I didn't even disassemble). Hasn't l
- /html/triumphs/1999-03/msg01717.html (8,411 bytes)
- 9. Re: DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 22:28:44 -0500
- All I've ever done when changing to DOT 5, which I've been doing for over 10 years, is to flush the sysem at each corner, starting from the furthest point from the mastercylinder, until I get clean,
- /html/triumphs/1999-03/msg01720.html (7,478 bytes)
- 10. DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:52:07 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
- As a consumer of DOT 5 silicone brake fluid for longer than I can remember, I thought I'd pass along the name of my favored supplier. I have no financial interest etc. just thought some of you might
- /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00233.html (6,263 bytes)
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