Trying to bleed a cckw with silicon would be interesting. I have NEVER lost
the brakes from the inside out!. It always fails due to the non-water tight
cylinder cups. I now fill them with grease between the piston and the cap.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: tonygull <tonygull@ozemail.com.au>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] CCKW...She brakes...Petersons Off-road
> thanx for that...i was actually thinking that myself...the main issue
> i guess is u r supposed to bleed every 1-2 years, but not many people do.
>
> try an XJ Jaguar for instance-yuk...much, much easier on a CCKW, even
> allowing for 6.
>
> Silicon is allegedly non-flammable and wont damage paint
>
> do u know to what exxtent the old brake fluid needs to be removed,
> ie what % of contamination of the silicon is permissable?
>
> tony
> PS; has anyone seen a recent issue of Petersons that featured an article
> called "Merry Xmas to myself- Buy More Junk"
>
> It featured fit young fellows guarding heaps of modified ofroaders
including
> a 52 Dodge WC, against the hate and predjudice of the beast hating
> neigbours,
> including such tips as leaving oil leakers half on the road so unsightly
oil
> stains are not on your cement etc...tongue in cheek i suppose, but i
> laughed.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Everett Doyle [mailto:194cbteng@pchnet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 9:54 PM
> To: tonygull
> Subject: Re: [MV] CCKW...She brakes
>
>
> Do a lot of reasearch on silicone before you make change. This information
> and check price.
>
> I got this information from head mechanic at Jauguar, Land Rover dealer -
> the brake fluid that we are familar with over last several years main
> problem is that water will be absorbed by it and rust cylinders -- he said
> that it is true, water will not mix with silicone but, it stays in system
as
> tiny drops of water and still rusts cyliners.
>
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