Thread: Tips or info on brake pad changes or brake fluid change?
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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Default Re: Tips or info on brake pad changes or brake fluid change?
Originally Posted by Steve - UK
Leave the brake fluid alone - no need to change this, check out the service schedule. Its a big job and you can get into difficultie very easily!!!...
 At least one of us feels compelled to respectfully disagree with your advice.

Relatively inexpensive fluid renewal helps to ensure against costly repairs and, perhaps, catastrophic brake failure. The hygroscopic property of OE brake fluid manifests itself by increasing the likelihood of internal component corrosion - and a continually reduced fluid boiling point threshold - if it’s not regularly replenished. Granted, some may send their Crossfire down the river before corrosion necessitates caliper replacement, or never drive in a sporting enough manner to induce the binders’ fluid to fade. Neither is a pleasant experience, particularly when they can be easily mitigated. For those of us who enjoy getting after it and exploiting his car’s capabilities, proper brake maintenance is not something with which to be trifled, IMHO.

ohnoesaz: Our brake hardware and fluid replacement tasks are remarkably similar to the other cars you’ve worked on – only its hardware is different.


Reference -

Manufacturer specific... https://www.mbwholesaleparts.com/Sta...lushSept04.pdf
Performance oriented... http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...fluid_1a.shtml
 
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