NSW Corvettes

Technical Tips => Brakes, Suspensions, Steering, Wheels & Tyres => Topic started by: jolinari on March 22, 2006, 06:51:22 PM

Title: What kind of brake fluid do you use?
Post by: jolinari on March 22, 2006, 06:51:22 PM

please tell us what kind of break fluid u use?

Title: What kind of brake fluid do you use?
Post by: 72vet on March 22, 2006, 09:26:57 PM

Joe I recently replaced the fluid in mine cost was around  $40.00 (full evacuation of lines and master cylinder )best $$$ I have spent ,had air in the rears now it stops. stop's well as to what fluid they used  ;30 :evil

Title: What kind of brake fluid do you use?
Post by: jolinari on March 22, 2006, 09:39:21 PM

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Originally posted by 72vet
Joe I recently replaced the fluid in mine cost was around  $40.00 (full evacuation of lines and master cylinder )best $$$ I have spent ,had air in the rears now it stops. stop's well as to what fluid they used  ;30 :evil

did u do it urself Nick?
i got my mechanic to do it...can b messy

read this link...it is intresting

http://www.advanceautoparts.com/english/youcan/html/ccr/ccr20011001bb.html

Title: What kind of brake fluid do you use?
Post by: Shane Finn on March 22, 2006, 10:36:16 PM

Try Castrol Super Dot 3 from Repco. It has a boiling point much higher than you might expect for a cheap DOT3 fluid - close to much more expensive DOT4 fluids. Also I recommend getting some Earls speed bleeders to help with the bleeding.

I bleed mine about 12 times a year (whenever I change back and forth from race pads) and replace the fluid completely yearly. I have a Mity-Vac vacuum bleeder but find that the speed bleeders are just as good if you don't want to buy the vacuum bleeder.