>If you are rebuilding the braking system anyway it woud be a good time to
>consider converting over to DOT5. If you have a perfectly functioning
>system, changing to DOT5 is a royal pain and not worth the effort.
>(remember, this is just my opinion)
I agree completely with Dave here. When my TR3 was rebuilt it got all
new plumbing as well as all new hydraulics. Everything was clean and
new. It was just a matter of which fluid to pour in.
Now that I have experience with DOT5, I will be changing the Land Rovers
system over. But not until I need to perform a general hydraulics
rebuild. Right now everything is working just fine on DOT4 and will
likely continue to do so for several more years.
If you have a good functioning system, it is a lot of work and expense
for no apparent return. Wait until the point when your hydraulic system
is tired and it's time to do a complete overhaul of the system. At that
time it is just a little extra work which will result in a more like new
system anyway.
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