I work on electric forklifts. We have a freezer model truck that will stay
in a -21 freezer 7 days a week 24 hours a day. We had trouble with brake
units leaking at the seals. We were running silicon brake fluid. After we
sent a couple of brake units in to the factory they said replace them and
don't use silicon. While dot 5 brake fluid absorbs moisture with silicon
water will lay as a layer on top of the brake fluid. This was causing
pitting at the seals by rusting the housings. Hope this helps
Frank Robertson
Memphis, TN. USA
"Miss Dixie" "Tha Thing"
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-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Everett Doyle
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:55 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] brake fluid question
John;
I have been told by a fellow who has a job that would lend credence to his
remarks that even if silicone will not absorb water it will retain water in
tiny drops much like the air bubbles you describe and then deposit the water
on nearest surface --i.e. inside wheel and master cylinders - there causing
the same rust damage as DOT#3 -- this was based on his experience with
LandRover and Jaguar
> I've had simillar problems, and I believe that the silicone brake fluid
used
> by the military holds tiny air bubbles. The smallest jarring of the
> container (mine was a 1 gal. plastic jug) caused the fluid to be
> "contaminated" with air. The problem is that it takes much longer for the
> air to rise up out of the silicone fluid. So, even while pouring the
fluid
> into the master, you've introduced air. Bleeding the >
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