On Fri, 4 May 2001, TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
:>I ordered brake fluid from RN since I couldn't find LMA around here
:>(Hastings, MN- any ideas where there is some?)
:>They sent "Lucas DOT 4". Is this compatable with my 41 yr old single chanel
:>system?
:
:Your brake system will be happy with any brake fluid that is rated DOT4.
:Most auto parts store carries at least one brand of DOT4 fluid.
You want to tell that to the seals in my 88 that failed using generic
DOT 4 fluid? I'm not talking about just a couple but ever single one
-- all but one wheel cylinder, the brake master, the clutch master, the
clutch slave. It's not a case of failure due to old age -- the seals
simply disolved. the wheel cylinder that survived had been rebuilt using
neoprene seals from a random auto parts place. Lucas/Girling were still
using natural rubber in their stuff as of a couple years ago.
DOT 4 has absolutely nothing to do with compatability with seal compounds.
It's a boiling point spec.
-- dscheidt@tumbolia.com Bipedalism is only a fad.
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