OT, Auto brake fluid questions (split topic)
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So does that mean the auto brake fluid has alcohol in it which would explain why it picks up moisture and corrodes things? it goes to a question that I posted a couple of weeks ago that died unanswered. Why not use 5606 in the car? I'm really thinking of an older vehicle pre ABS.
Dave
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1953 C-180
N92CP ("Clark's Plane")
1953 C-180
Dave, older cars can still use current DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluids. I would advise against using any fluid other than automotive brake fluid. Auto brake fluid has a high boiling point and that is important. Automobile brake systems generate MUCH more heat than light aircraft systems, and MIL H 5606 is flammable. The older drum systems are particularly susecptible to wheel fires when the wrong fluid is used. (Auto brake fluid isn't alcohol based, ...it's ether based.)
Interesting reading:
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/brakefluid1a.htm
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ ... i_n6221217
Interesting reading:
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/brakefluid1a.htm
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ ... i_n6221217
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