Paul Kile suggested:
> If you believe that modern DOT 3 fluid does not harm British brake
> seals, try an experiment like I did about 10 years ago. (I don't
> think they've changed DOT 3 fluid in 10 years). Buy a Lockheed
> clutch master cylinder rebuild kit (or any inexpensive original
> Lockheed brake kit) and plunge the seals into a container of standard
> American DOT 3 fluid (Wagners, Prestone, etc.) Close the jar and let
> them sit for several weeks. You will find something that looks like the
> Incredible Melting Man.
Another interesting experiment is to leave a rubber seal in a container of
ATF. It'll swell a variable amount depending on how long you leave it in.
I was told that this is a last-ditch emergency repair for when you're out
in the middle of nowhere and a brake seal or main engine seal goes bad.
Just leave the seal in ATF long enough to swell and then re-install it
and it will hold for a while. This falls in the same category as the
pantyhose trick and the pork rind trick. Why do people tell me this stuff?
Do I look like someone who will be stranded? Is it the car? Why am I
asking you guys?
Denise Thorpe
denise.l.thorpe@cpqm.saic.com
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