Re: [CR]Re: Maintaining Gum Brakehoods

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Avocet)

From: <CMontgo945@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Maintaining Gum Brakehoods
To: cbeyer2@volvocars.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:00:48 EDT

In a message dated 9/9/2002 7:17:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cbeyer2@volvocars.com writes:


> Hey Y'all:
>
> My distant memories of having spent far too much time tinkering with
> British cars tells me that this may well be a bad idea. If I recall
> correctly, most brake fluids are incompatible with natural rubber;

I'll point this out to my brother-in-law and see what he says. He's in his mid-60's so has been doing it for a while. Maybe he knows exactly when brake cylinder caps converted to synthetics. Wait a minute, this isn't classic car rendevous is it? Craig in Tucson