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  1. m1010plowboy

    DOT 5 & Seals

    Dot 5 stored indoors since new. Not great follow-up photos but good enough for the girls we go with. This is the MC piston with the decayed rubber seal. There were a few black particles in the fluid but the rubber on the shiny, 10 year old, rear cylinders feels new. This truck had a lot of...
  2. m1010plowboy

    DOT 5 & Seals

    11 year old posts have some fantastic info in them. Post #8 by CGarbee is great, just great. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?10484-Dot-3-or-Dot-5-Brake-fluid """"""""If silicone is introduced into an older brake system, the silicone will latch unto the sludge generated by gradual...
  3. m1010plowboy

    DOT 5 & Seals

    Dot 5 and older seals Guys guys guys, we need to talk. Gander the M135 was re-built over a decade ago and we're lucky enough to tear it down after the MC started leaking recently. The rubber seals on the MC that was rebuilt with Dot 5 were softened and friable. They'd fall apart when touched...
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