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- From: schludermann@sscvx1.ssc.gov
- Subject: Re: Bleed Brakes After Changing Pads?
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:20:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov9.122018.1@vax.sonoma.edu>, butler@vax.sonoma.edu writes:
- >
- > I've always got away with not having to bleed the brake system after
- > changing brake pads. Is this a bad idea? Anyone have any comments
- > or info on this matter?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- Most manufactures recomend changing the fluid every 2 years. Once a year
- is better, I been going every 6-9 months or when ever the fluid turns from
- clear to dark honey colored. This is not big deal with a vacumn bleeder.
- It takes twenty minutes and one bottle to do this myself. I use Castrol
- LMA fluid which I was informed is much more sensitive to water contamination
- than regular dot-3.
-
- Kris
-
- "My Datsun Roadster is a beater because that's the way I drive"
-
- > -Bob (butler@sonoma.edu)
- >
-