[VB] DOT 5 brake fluid

[veewee111 at aol.com]

Hi David,
Switch over to DOT 5 brake fluid, and use a brake cylinder approved silicon grease like what is sold at NAPA.  Then bleed brake fluid once a year.  Did that over fifteen years and about 140,000 miles ago, have only had one rear cylinder piston seize up, and only recently had to replace some rubber piston seals due to wear, but not rust.

  Would be interesting to have the cylinders copper platted and not that expensive....

 E&B

 

 

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Send vintagebus mailing list submissions to	vintagebus at type2.comTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit	https://www.type2.com/lists/vintagebusor/listinfo, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to	vintagebus-request at type2.comYou can reach the person managing the list at	vintagebus-owner at type2.comWhen replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of vintagebus digest..."Today's Topics:   1. Re: [T2] Wheel Cylinders (david raistrick)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:11:13 -0400From: david raistrick <keen at icantclick.org>To: "c.dreike" <c.dreike at verizon.net>Cc: "type2 at type2.com" <type2 at type2.com>, "vintagebus at type2.com"	<vintagebus at type2.com>Subject: Re: [VB] [T2] Wheel CylindersMessage-ID:	<CA+QpJvuJW6=botPNJ+E1TVVy5zutfoLSYRT0FOSfzvffarEZRw at mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 2:28 PM, c.dreike <c.dreike at verizon.net> wrote:> Hey collective Wisdom,> Has anyone tried plating their wheel cylinders to prevent corrosion? I don't> drive my bus very much and the cylinders tend to corrode after a few years> and start weeping a little fluid.There are companies that re-sleeve brake cyl's for vintage cars(particularly those that dont have replacement parts around) - I thinkthe generally use brass?   A good stainless might not be a bad optioneither.of course, you could switch to a brake fluid that isn't hydroscopic, too...for me - the rubber craps out (gets stuck in shape).   (though there'sprobably a bit of corrosion issue too, but the misshapen piston sealis usually the obvious culprit)------------------------------Subject: Digest Footer_______________________________________________vintagebus mailing listvintagebus at type2.comhttps://www.type2.com/lists/type2/listinfo------------------------------End of vintagebus Digest, Vol 32, Issue 2*****************************************