>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Bauder <JIMBPPS@worldnet.att.net> writes:
Jim> Listers, I plan on changing my TR3 over to DOT 5
Jim> also, have in fact purchased same. I rebuilt my
Jim> front calipers and added new flex lines last year, my
Jim> rear wheel cylinders two years ago. The master
Jim> cylinders and clutch slave will be rebuilt next. I
Jim> plan on flushing the lines and front calipers with as
Jim> much "BrakeKleen" spray cleaner as I can afford to
Jim> buy (two cans or more!) and blow all of the lines out
Jim> several times during the "flushing" process and then
Jim> let the system air dry for a while.
I wouldn't do this if I were you. BraKleen is a tri-flor
compound of some sort IIRC and that's a no-no on the seals
and other elastomers in the system. I went with anhydrous
isopropyl alcohol when I did this on a friends TR-6. It
works well, but is very rude on your hands, so wear gloves.
Don't get it on any plastics you care about either.
I swiped it from my employer (ahem), but you can probably
locate lab-grade stuff in your town. If not, some paint
shops sell a grade of denatured alcohol that doesn't have
any real nasties in it.
-MM
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