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1. Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:37:37 -0500; What is the best way to change over from standard brake fluid DOT 4 to DOT 5 (silicone) fluid? Thanks Carl Winebarger 74 TR-6 Palm Bay Fl; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00391.html (7,020 bytes)
2. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:47:55 -0500; Try http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/Fluid/Fluid.htm; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00396.html (7,899 bytes)
3. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:53:42 EST; My idea!........... Remove as much old fluid as you can from master cylinders, reservoirs, etc.......like with a 'cooking baster'........ Flush with wood alcohol until clear............as if you were; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00400.html (7,638 bytes)
4. RE: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:21:29 -0800; Aka "methyl alcohol" or "methanol". It's a bit hard to find, I had to ask my druggist for it. It's somewhat poisonous, so they keep it behind the counter so it doesn't get mistaken for rubbing alcoh; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00402.html (9,416 bytes)
5. Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:54:42 -0500; Message text written by "Winebarger, Carl" 5 (silicone) fluid? Thanks < The "BEST" way is to rebuild all your hydraulics. That will clear out any residue of the DOT4. (Well, you asked for the best wa; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00404.html (7,851 bytes)
6. RE: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:18:20 -0800; It's true they don't mix, rather like oil and water. They are fully compatible, meaning neither harms the other, but don't mix. Purely a personal observation, that the blobs of DOT 3/4 didn't seem t; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00413.html (10,272 bytes)
7. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:13:35 EST; I really haven't had any trouble with finding wood alcohol or methanol........it's used to thin shellac and usually available at any paint store.......just be sure to read the lable. Clark; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00417.html (7,636 bytes)
8. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:46:48 EST; Sorry to jump rather late in the fray here, however is anyone aware of a new type of fluid based on silicon ester chemistry? I don't believe this is the same as silicon. I understand it has a high bo; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00436.html (7,758 bytes)
9. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:53:04 -0500; I believe you are refering to DOT 5.1 brake fluid. From what I have heard, it has all the benefits of silicone-based fluids without the compatibility problem. One can use it in a glycol system withou; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00438.html (8,143 bytes)
10. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:05:21 EST; Is it commercially available these days? I heard about its existence a number of years ago, but I am not aware if it is available at retail stores. For that matter, I am not entirely sure I have hear; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00439.html (8,668 bytes)
11. RE: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:26:57 -0500; Yes, except that it does eat paint like DOT 3&4. R. Ashford Little II www.geocities.com/ralittle2 I believe you are refering to DOT 5.1 brake fluid. From what I have heard, it has all the benefits of; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00441.html (8,716 bytes)
12. Silicone brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:52:21 -0500 FILETIME=[C59162C0:01C3AAE8]; I've got to say that in the many years I've been working on cars the one problem I haven't had was moisture contamination of brake fluid. I recently got a rebuilt master for my TR6 from apple hydraul; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00448.html (7,995 bytes)
13. RE: Silicone brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:38:06 -0800; Wow, you own a Triumph and you've never had a corroded brake cylinder ? I'm impressed ! Randall; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00449.html (7,590 bytes)
14. RE: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:50:35 -0800; Philip E. Barnes replied : Not quite. DOT 5.1 is still hygroscopic (although not as strongly as DOT 3/4), and will still eat paint. Percybal@aol.com asked : Both DOT 5 and 5.1 are available in some; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00452.html (8,161 bytes)
15. Re: Silicone Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:28:46 -0500; == NAPA sell DOT 5 for $21.00 a quart. "FT"; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00454.html (7,790 bytes)
16. RE: Silicone brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:59:39 -0500; If using silicone brake fluid would void any Apple Hydraulics warranty then I would not let Apple perform any work on my hydraulic components. I've been using synthetic fluids in CF38690UO for 10 yea; /html/triumphs/2003-11/msg00455.html (8,025 bytes)
17. Silicone Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 19:47:30 -0700; Silicone brake fluid does not absorb water, but water will still be found in the system. It will gather in the calipers and be totally separated from the silicone. Also the percentage of air that rem; /html/triumphs/2002-08/msg01150.html (7,293 bytes)
18. Re: Silicone Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:03:28 -0400; I restored my T/R 3 10 years ago, I use silicone # 5 brake fluid, I have ==never== bled my system (added fluid a few times), and I still have the same seals/kits in all of my master cyclinders as wel; /html/triumphs/2002-08/msg01160.html (7,197 bytes)
19. Re: Silicone Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:27:15 -0400; I probably shouldn't admit to how long the same Castrol GT/LMA fluid has been in the hydraulics of my "Hardly Boys RaceSpit 4" autocrosser. Suffice it to say that a card-carrying actor was in the Ova; /html/triumphs/2002-08/msg01164.html (7,222 bytes)
20. Re: Silicone Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:37:40 -0400; been in the hydraulics of my "Hardly Boys RaceSpit 4" autocrosser. Suffice it to say that a card-carrying actor was in the Oval Office at the time. I still believe in the slogan "If It Ain't Broke D; /html/triumphs/2002-08/msg01166.html (7,337 bytes)

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