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[Healeys] (fwd) Re: Rear Wheel Brake Cylinder

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Subject: [Healeys] (fwd) Re: Rear Wheel Brake Cylinder
From: sentenac.rw@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:23:44 -0700
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sorry, forgot to reply to all.

On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:22:20 -0700, sentenac.rw@gmail.com wrote:

>Are you using DOT 3 or 4 fluid, or silicone?
>
>-Roland
>
>On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:07:31 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Listers - 
>>
>>The right rear cylinder on my 67 BJ8 has a small leak and I am going to 
>>replace it. When I removed it, I noticed several small whitish/clear ?beads? 
>>on and around the unit. 
>>
>>As I drained the fluid, I noticed, at the beginning, the fluid had rust in 
>>it. As it continued to flow, the liquid turned clear with the viscosity of 
>>water. Thereafter, it looked like clean fluid. 
>>
>>1.  Does the fluid show any additional issues I should look into?
>>2.  What do the small beads represent?
>>
>>I will flush the system before I refill the reservoir, bleed the brakes and 
>>get back on the road. 
>>
>>Thank you in advance!!
>>
>>Price Lindsay
>>
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