Changed your brake fluid lately?

[Xscop1.1]

Hi
Thanks for the feedback. I was sceptical about it but once bitten twice shy. Buy a moisture tester for the brake fluid and you will be shocked at the amount of moisture in old forgotten brake systems. If people want to keep dot 4 change it yearly. I bleed the system with a big syringe from the calipers and up into the master cylinder(much easier for double disks) or use my vacuum bleeder. Getting dot 5 free is a bonus but even buying it is worth it.
Happy Riding
Kerry

[makzy]

Yeah ya right Kerry, dot 5 is the way to go, I recently gave my front brakes a clean up due to sticky brakes, what I found shocked me, very dirty, pits on the pistons.
So I’m waiting for new pistons and kits, got ss braided lines made.
I get my fluid free😎 I work at waste & recycling, in other words the dump!
People throw it out all the time, I must have 5 ltrs of dot 4, 1 ltr of dot 5.
I did the google thing and all but I result said 5 is ok in almost everything, I thought it was just a temperature thing but yes apparently 5 doesn’t absorb as much moisture.
Bit like outboard 2 stroke oil verses ordinary 2 stroke oil.

[Christian Raith]

Hi All
Do your self a favour and use Dot 5,does not adsorb moisture.Costs more,but worth the effort.Pull every thing apart, wash parts and flush lines with metho,re assemble using fluid as lubricant(no rubber grease),Bleed as normal.
Will never have a brake problem again,and will not take your paint off if spilled.I have used this for years without problems.
Prefect for bike that sit around,museums,displays,etc.As i said 3x the price of Dot 3-4 but well worth it.Not compatible with them so cleaning and flushing most important.I flush the whole system first using my vacuum bleeder and this make the change over much pleasant and cleaner.Hook bleeder up start drawing fluid and add metho through master cylinder and keep doing so until it comes clear,then pull apart.I have done all my bikes and my mate took my advice and did his Harley recently as not rode a lot,and always brake problems.No more corroded cylinders or stuck brake calipers.
Most think it is not the way to go,as it does not effects the rubbers,old or new,but i swear by it and am doing my cop bike now.Have pulled perfect brake systems apart and washed and used the rubbers that came out without any hassles.Hope it helps.Any questions please post.
Regards Kerry

Good advice

[Xscop1.1]

Hi All
Do your self a favour and use Dot 5,does not adsorb moisture.Costs more,but worth the effort.Pull every thing apart, wash parts and flush lines with metho,re assemble using fluid as lubricant(no rubber grease),Bleed as normal.
Will never have a brake problem again,and will not take your paint off if spilled.I have used this for years without problems.
Prefect for bike that sit around,museums,displays,etc.As i said 3x the price of Dot 3-4 but well worth it.Not compatible with them so cleaning and flushing most important.I flush the whole system first using my vacuum bleeder and this make the change over much pleasant and cleaner.Hook bleeder up start drawing fluid and add metho through master cylinder and keep doing so until it comes clear,then pull apart.I have done all my bikes and my mate took my advice and did his Harley recently as not rode a lot,and always brake problems.No more corroded cylinders or stuck brake calipers.
Most think it is not the way to go,as it does not effects the rubbers,old or new,but i swear by it and am doing my cop bike now.Have pulled perfect brake systems apart and washed and used the rubbers that came out without any hassles.Hope it helps.Any questions please post.
Regards Kerry

[Andy H]

Glad to say, I did all that.

I watched an Andy's Motorcycle Obsession video first.

[SCARFEY]

As a matter of course I pull everything apart, wash it all with metho and lubricate with Repco Rubber Grease.

Restores the feel

[Andy H]

I had to. My rear brake bound up weekend before last. Once it cooled down it freed up and I was able to ride the short distance home. I pulled the caliper apart and the fluid was black and full of dirt, the bellow had disintegrated. I got a seal kit and new pads and now all is clean and working well. I will bleed some fluid through regularly in the future at service time.

[Jonesy :-)]

Nah, one of those things i dont regularly do. Just on pad change

[AussiXS11G]

Apparently, it should not be that colour - this after only 10k km - might change at 5k km intevals in the future