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I put the dust seal on the piston and stretched it until the caliper side was below the piston. This let me place the seal in the groove and then push the piston in.
This is the dust seal, the piston seal was in its groove from the beginning.
There are no differences in components between a DOT 3/4 and DOT 5 brake system. All of the materials are the same so you can run either fluid system. It's all EPDM rubber.
But! I feel (not know) that the combination of the two fluids is harmful. I don't have proof to back this up but I've seen...
Yeah, I'm really on the fence with the DOT 3 conversion. I'm annoyed with myself because I've done the brake system one item at a time over 10 years. Master cylinder, rear cylinders, and now front. I've never had a good opportunity to just swap everything. Oh well, it's 37 years old and still...
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