Yea, but it's one of those jobs he figured out how to do "easily" and don't
you know I'd bet he NEVER has brake problems. It's like the compulsive
house cleaner, they may be compulsive but they DO have the cleanest houses.
George
> This sounds a little excessive to me!
>
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gronberg John <john.gronberg@sbt.siemens.com>
> To: 'Majordomo, Spridgets List' <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, March 17, 2000 1:09 PM
> Subject: Brake master cylinder Continued
>
>
> >I may be nuts but the thing I do every fall (and lately every spring) is
> >pressure bleed my brake fluid from the Sprite. Since I store the car
over
> >our Chicago winters and only drive it in the summer I found out years
ago
> >that water in the form of condensation can play hell with our cast iron
> >cylinders. Since DOT4 is still relatively cheap I just go to the local
Trak
> >and get 4 or 5 pints and do a complete 4 wheel and clutch cylinder fluid
> >change using my Easybleed. Recently I have gotten into the mode of
changing
> >the fluid when I take the car out of storage and when I put it away for
the
> >winter. This may seem like overkill and once a year may be fine. Over
the
> >last 15 year or so using this system the fluid coming out of the car
after
> >the winter storage is still pretty clear. The fluid after the summer
usage
> >turns dark. While this doesn't degrade the fluid it still indicates
> >something going on and therefore I replace it. About 15 years ago I
rebuilt
> >my dual master cylinder and "honed" out some small pits and scratches.
> >About 8 years ago I removed the master cylinder for a check up and found
> the
> >cylinders were still OK. This is with the original master cylinder, 1965
> >vintage.
> >John Gronberg
> >> SIEMENS Building Technologies, Inc.
> >1000 Deerfield Parkway
> >Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4513
> >Phone: (847)215-1050 Ext. 5092
> >FAX: (847)229-3658
> >John.Gronberg@sbt.siemens.com
> >
>
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