Dave
i saw all the warning signs on warranties but decided i was going to try
silicone on my TR3.
I'm so glad i did.
some of my joints leaked onto my newly
painted car.
friend #1 used same on his TR3. he had no leaks
friend #2 used
same on his TR3. he had joint leaks onto his new paint.
I'm into my car 3
years now and the only thing that may be getting upset by the silicone is my
hydraulic stop lamp switch. the original 50 year old switch lasted about 24
months. the new switch lasted 12 months and currently needs replacing. the
original may have just worn out and the replacements are always of unknown
quality usually of Chinese origin. if the new switch fails in 12 months ill be
thinking silicone ...maybe.
Friend #1 is 4 years into his with no problems.
friend #2 is 18 months into his with no problems.
recently worked on friend
#1's TR6. it had conventional fluif. we changed the brake master cylinder. the
next day we noticed the bonnet was completely covered in paint damage dots
caused by the fluif that had gotten into the air and settled on it. remember
the TR6 bonnet opens forward so how did it get airborn and settled? bummer! so
now we get to clear coat the bonnet as well.
your results may vary.
just my
experiences.
Frank
From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net>
To:
triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:53 PM
Subject: [TR]
Brake Fluid?
Hi List,
I don't really want to start another thread on brake
fluid but I am getting to
the point of adding brake fluid to my TR4A and was
planning on using just
plain DOT3 brake fluid. Actually, I had really planned
on using synthetic
brake fluid when I noticed the box my clutch master
cylinder came in stated
the warranty would be void on the master cylinder if I
used synthetic fluid. I
checked with TRF where I bought the cylinder and they
confirmed what I read,
No Synthetic brake fluid... They apparently had a crap
load of warranty
returns on brake parts and traced it back to a common use of
synthetic brake
fluid. Before everybody gets excited,, I am just repeating
what I was told.
Fast forward to this week.. At work, I mentioned to a guy
with several old
British sports cars what I was planning on doing and he said,
"You haven't
used DOT 3?", and told me to only use Girling LMA (Low Moisture
Activity)
brake fluid as anything else will reduce the life of the rubber
parts in the
brakes and clutch. I haven't done a lot of research on this yet
and "LMA"
sounds suspiciously like it could be synthentic but maybe that's the
midwest
coming out it me.
Anyway, If I don't find out anything to change my
mind, I think I am going to
pick up a quart of the Girling brake fluid next
time I order from The Roadster
Factory as they seem to sell it and I will be
needing to order the dash crash
pad anyway.
Nice weather coming up this
weekend in Cincinnati so I will be painting!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Dave Connitt
'67 TR4A IRS
http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a
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