In your message dated: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:20:38 EST,
The pithy ruminations from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
<Re: Whatever> were:
=> In a message dated 2/26/01 11:31:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
=> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
=>
=> << the point where air/water enters into the system may be in any of
=> numerous other the other components (hoses, hose connections, calipers,
=> master cylinder etc) Who knows.. >>
=> Actually,
=> It is known. Rubber brake lines allow moisture to be attracted by the brake
=> fluid through the lines. It is known as hydroscopicity. This is exactly why
=> there are maintenance intervals on changing the brake fluid.
Yep. There are also (I believe this is in the manual, but I don't have it here
at work) maintenance intervals that specify how often the rubber brake hoses
should be replaced. It's usually about every 3 years.
Mark
=> RSRBOB
=>
