silicone hydraulic fluid, why not DOT5 silicone? Options

[worn]

We run silicone brake fluid in our LBCs (Little British Cars) and this is widely accepted among that crowd. This week I am putting new front wheel cylinders in the 47 Dodge P.U. truck cause we don't run it enough and they pitted.

So why not use the silicone fluid in a 914? Yes, there is a slight compression you can feel in the pedal, but in my TR6 you can hardly feel it. I now have enough toys so that routine maintenance is a pretty big chore. Keeping up with batteries and tires is bad enough. Yes, I know that you should bleed out the old fluid, but frankly I doubt that would have helped me with the truck. The problem was the lack of movement of the seals over the cylinder. My time flies!

So - what do you think?

Thanks,
Warren

[McMark]

I don't use DOT5 because it's incompatible with other fluids, so it takes a full brake system rebuild to switch. And then you have to make sure that you always have a can with you since DOT5 can be hard to find in the middle of nowhere.

And.... why? There's a ton of restrictions and no practical benefits.

[Mark Henry]

I don't use DOT5 because it's incompatible with other fluids, so it takes a full brake system rebuild to switch. And then you have to make sure that you always have a can with you since DOT5 can be hard to find in the middle of nowhere.

And.... why? There's a ton of restrictions and no practical benefits.

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You could add speed bleeders to make change time faster. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)