Hi Fred,
I am always scrupulous when dealing with brake components, and cutting
corners is not on the agenda. I find it very strange that you DON'T soak
the rubbers! My normal practice is to pour a small amount of fluid into
an old saucer or glass jar, and let the parts soak for 10-15 minutes.
Obviously, this fluid is not re-used. This is how I was taught to do
this job by reading the old car magazines when I first started
tinkering. Subsequently, I have become friends with a braking system
specialist (and Triumph enthusiast), this seems to be his routine also.
Maybe this is why so many people have problems sealing their systems
through NOT expanding the seals properly first :-)
I'd really be very interested to hear how many people carry out this
seal soaking versus those who don't - it's something I've never
questioned. Then again, in 12 years of rebuilding old cars, I've never
had a re-sealed cyliner start leaking, so I must be doing something
right!
Regards,
Bill.
fred thomas wrote:
>
> Bill, I may be mistaken and I have also never heard of soaking M/C or
> wheel
> cyclinder rubber parts. If soaking swells them, how can they fit
> properly, hold
> their designed shape and do their functions. If soaking is to be
> involved on brake
> parts I think it would have to be inside the parts they are to be used
> in, also
> this brake fluid that is used for soaking is now contaminated and
> should not be
> reused. Practicality & monatery should be watched in old car brake
> systems.
>
>
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