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M38a1 brake fluid type

Al Harvey

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Should be DOT 5 unless someone has changed it out to DOT 3. You can test it by taking a sample and putting it in a small bit of DOT 3 and another part in some DOT 5. The fluids won't mix so you can determine which fluid is in your jeep.
 
NDT

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I restored my M38A1 in 1985 using DOT 5. The brakes have worked to this day without maintenance or adding fluid. Try that with DOT 3.
 
papabear

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NDT said:
I restored my M38A1 in 1985 using DOT 5. The brakes have worked to this day without maintenance or adding fluid. Try that with DOT 3.
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Agreed.

It seems like the brake fluid bandit doesn't steal the DOT 5 as much as the DOT 3. I had DOT 3 in my M38A1 for a couple of years but when we put new wheel cylinders and MC on we flushed the system and went back to DOT 5. That's been about 7 years ago...no issues since.
 
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