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
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
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
I thought they recommended dot3 auto trans fluid.
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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
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
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:
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Hi guys,
To install the brakes we need to use the straight Or 90 degre fittings to the
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
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