Re: Servos, Girling IIB & Lockheed 4258-221

From: Rootes(at)aol.com
Date: Fri Oct 17 1997 - 20:38:49 CDT


In a message dated 97-10-15 11:08:21 EDT, you write:

<< DOT 4 brake fluid will not hurt any rubber.
 DOT 3 hurts English natural rubber.
>>
Not entirely true.... VW uses a DOT4 as OE fluid, and it quite nicely ate up
the seals on my Alpine's brakes. And, they had all been rebuilt or replaced
with new (within 6 years) production parts.

YMMV, FWIW

Jon Arzt Rootes(at)aol.com



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