Hi,
Firstly, appologies for the cross posting, but I this may be relevant to many
people. I spoke to a TSSC member this evening regarding a severe problem seemingly
caused by some dodgy brake fluid. This stuff was apparently bought at the TSSC
International weekend about 3 years ago from an unknown trader. From what I've been
told, the fluid is a cloudy grey and is not identified by any recognised packaging -
the vendor apparently suggested it had been bought in bulk and repackaged in plain
plastic containers. Now all of the brake fluids I've ever used have been a nominally
transparent liquid, most modern mineral fluids being tinted yellow. I have only ever
seen silicone fluid which is tinted purple (though I don't pretend to be an expert on
this), but the cloudiness is what rings alarm bells with me. Having put this fluid
into a brand new braking system it has severely swelled all of the seals and jammed
the entire system. A complete re-seal is going to be necessary, but wh!
at's worse is how can the owner be sure that he has removed all contamination from the
pipes?
The only conclusion I can come to is that this stuff isn't brake fluid at all but
has been sold as such. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has had a similar
experience - this member surely can't be the only person who bought this stuff at
Stafford? If you've got some on the shelf be warned.
Cheers,
Bill Davies.
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