Subject	Major F up..
Posted by	zorpman1 on January 12, 2010 at 5:18 AM
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In Reply To	Flushing Brakes, was impatient, and bought RUSSELL Dot 5... posted by GitNMyBelly on January 10, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Message	Silicone (Dot 5) and Glycol (Dot 3, 4, 5.1) do not play well together. I collect motorcycles and when I have inadvertantly mixed Dot 5 (used in Harley and Buell) and Dot 3-4 (used in almost everything else) the result is a thick sludge rather than brake fluid. It is more than a pain, it is a real safety hazzard as the sludge prevents free movement of the fluid out of the master cylinder. You have to totally flush the system. On a bike I disassemble the master cylinder and slave/caliper cylinders and clean with brake cleaner. On cycles that isn't that hard but is a royal pain on the Z because of the anti-skid system nooks and crannys. I would not be comfortable with merely running clean/correct fluid through the system as the Dot 3-4 is not a solvent for the silicone sludge. Good luck.
Follow Ups	Flushing Brakes, was impatient, and bought RUSSELL Dot 5... - GitNMyBelly 23:46:57 01/10/10 use Motul RBF 600 brake fluid. just order it. - BeaZty 00:15:13 01/11/10 No brake mods are listed in his profile... (n/m) - The Hawk 09:49:15 01/11/10 My personal experience with Motul RBF 600 is that it tends - MixManMash 10:14:07 01/11/10 Agreed, if not tracking the car. (n/m) - Guapo 10:15:01 01/11/10 I've tracked my car with the other mentioned fluids with no - MixManMash 12:14:20 01/11/10 I've boiled ATE (n/m) - Guapo 12:40:04 01/11/10 2nd, Motul actually - zgene4 13:20:03 01/11/10 clearly user error :) (n/m) - Guapo 13:22:07 01/11/10 indeed (n/m) - zgene4 17:03:42 01/11/10 2nd. As have I. - zfreak(Dallas) 15:00:33 01/11/10 Ever try the Wilwood EXP600 Plus? Dry Boiling Point of 626F - MixManMash 15:19:52 01/11/10 Can't say I have. (n/m) - Guapo 15:59:55 01/11/10 I haven't - vorpalZ 18:53:19 01/11/10 ur too slow ;-P (n/m) - Guapo 19:35:04 01/11/10 instructors weren't (n/m) - vorpalZ 20:43:06 01/11/10 obviously, they were :) (n/m) - Guapo 22:33:26 01/11/10 Nope, would kick your ass, old man ~8-P - vorpalZ 22:53:23 01/11/10 "change your fluid." ... I did. Upgraded to Motul :) (n/m) - Guapo 22:55:22 01/11/10 good for you!! (n/m) - vorpalZ 22:57:53 01/11/10 thanks! (n/m) - Guapo 23:07:14 01/11/10 zero issues with the occasional track day on Wilwoods and - LJZTT 00:34:29 01/12/10 Dot 5 is NOT what you need (n/m) - zgene4 07:45:50 01/11/10 DOT 5 containe silicone, which will affect rubber seals - vorpalZ 08:10:28 01/11/10 how much fluid should i get to completely flush my brake sys (n/m) - GitNMyBelly 12:17:12 01/11/10 Re: how much fluid should i get to completely flush my brake sys - SactoTodd 12:33:13 01/11/10 You need to flush and clean the entire system for Silicone - ZXoltan 13:30:50 01/11/10 Major F up.. - zorpman1 05:18:37 01/12/10
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