KR> Brake use of loctite Or teflon tape.

2014-11-12 Thread Chris Kinnaman
I've never had good results with DOT-5 silicone-based brake fluid in any ground vehicles. Maybe seals in A/C brake systems are compatible with it, but in the (one each) motorcycle and car I used it in, the seals dragged which in turn caused the pads to drag on the disks. Aircraft brakes are not

KR> Brake use of Loctite Or teflon tape

2014-11-11 Thread Oscar Zuniga
Stef asks: >To install the brakes we need to use the straight Or >90 degree fittings to the nylon tubes. >can I use on the fitting to the cylinder teflon tape >Or do we need Loctite I'm sure Jeff Scott (A&P) will speak up on this subject, but the brass fittings that thread into the cylinders sho

KR> Brake use of loctite Or teflon tape.

2014-11-11 Thread Jeff Scott
If MIL-5606 Hydraulic is exceedingly expensive or difficult to get in Europe, DOT-5 Silicone based Brake Fluid is an acceptable replacement fluid. Just don't ever mix the two, and if you change from one to the other, the system has to be flushed clean. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > Stef wrote

KR> Brake use of loctite Or teflon tape.

2014-11-11 Thread Gene Essman
I thought they recommended dot3 auto trans fluid. -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Heath via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:31 AM To: stefkr2 at kpnmail.nl; krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: Re: KR> Brake use of loctite

KR> Brake use of loctite Or teflon tape.

2014-11-11 Thread stefkr2 at kpnmail.nl
Hi guys, To install the brakes we need to use the straight Or 90 degre fittings to the nylon tubes. Can one of you tell me can I use on the fitting to the cilinder teflon tape Or do we need loctite...and wat kind of loctite do I need. We have Matco brake cilinders. And the oil, can we use normaa

KR> Brake use of loctite Or teflon tape.

2014-11-11 Thread danrh at windstream.net
Are you asking about the 1/8 th NPT fittings? If so, I would, and did, use teflon tape. I have Matco and I do NOT use DOT. On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:13 AM, stefkr2--- via KRnet wrote: = Hi guys, To install the brakes we need to use the straight Or 90 degre fittings to the

KR> Brake use of loctite Or teflon tape.

2014-11-11 Thread Mark Langford
Stef wrote: >>Can one of you tell me can I use on the fitting to the cylinder teflon tape Or do we need loctite...and what kind of loctite do I need. We have Matco brake cylinders. And the oil, can we use normaal car stuff dot4?<< I think best practice is to use something like Henkel/Loctite 567