[Davebave]

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Hey all,

My clutch slave cylinder is going and I bought some Dot 5 fluid to replace the old stuff. I like the idea of not having paint ruined from a potential leak. The whole bottom of my 1200 has paint coming off because of the leak. I am now thinking there could be possible problems with using Dot 5 (corrosion resistance, etc.) Has anyone tried the Dot 5 in their goldwing?

Thanks
Davebave

 

[BenMC]

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Dot 5 is okay to use in the clutch system. Don't bother using it in the brake system though as it's not really needed in a Goldwing. More suitable for high stress systems that fade.

 

[Hobie1]

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]http://www.xs11.com/tips/maintenance/maint1.shtml]



Read the stuff in the link. Pretty informative about brake fluid in general.

Hobie

 

[Oregonwinger]

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link shot dead !

 

[Hobie1]

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http://www.ratbike.org/bbs/index.php?messageID=25324

I don't know what I did wrong but I think I fixed it.

Sorry about that. (RIP Don Adams)

Hobie

 

[Oregonwinger]

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Perfecto ! :clapper::clapper::clapper:

 

[exavid]

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Sounds like potential confusion having two different hydraulic fluids in one bike. They probably are cross compatible but just seems complicated for no gain.

 

[Davebave]

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I actually was planning on switching completely (brakes and clutch), but think I may have changed my mind. Although, the Dot 5.1 sounds pretty nice.



D

 

[twisty]

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Davebave wrote:

Hey all,

My clutch slave cylinder is going and I bought some Dot 5 fluid to replace the old stuff. I like the idea of not having paint ruined from a potential leak. The whole bottom of my 1200 has paint coming off because of the leak. I am now thinking there could be possible problems with using Dot 5 (corrosion resistance, etc.) Has anyone tried the Dot 5 in their goldwing?

Thanks
Davebave

Davebrave, I can't specifically tell you about how your Wing will handle Dot 5 fluid but I run a high performance Brembo brake system on a different type of vehicle & was having some brake loss & fading due to boiling fluid after a few 140+ mph stops so called Brembo & talked directly with one of their brake engineers. Iwas told point blank not to use a Dot 5 fluid in a Dot 4 designed system.. He said that even with a good flush of the system there is a good possibility of an incompatibility issue but even if that wasn't an issue the inner rubber components could be a future problem due to not being designed & tested for Dot 5 usage.. He wouldn't outright say that Dot 5.1 would work buthinted it had a better chance of not causing any future problems.

Twisty

 

[dean_3326]

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twisty wrote:

Davebave wrote:

Hey all,

My clutch slave cylinder is going and I bought some Dot 5 fluid to replace the old stuff. I like the idea of not having paint ruined from a potential leak. The whole bottom of my 1200 has paint coming off because of the leak. I am now thinking there could be possible problems with using Dot 5 (corrosion resistance, etc.) Has anyone tried the Dot 5 in their goldwing?

Thanks
Davebave

Davebrave, I can't specifically tell you about how your Wing will handle Dot 5 fluid but I run a high performance Brembo brake system on a different type of vehicle & was having some brake loss & fading due to boiling fluid after a few 140+ mph stops so called Brembo & talked directly with one of their brake engineers. Iwas told point blank not to use a Dot 5 fluid in a Dot 4 designed system.. He said that even with a good flush of the system there is a good possibility of an incompatibility issue but even if that wasn't an issue the inner rubber components could be a future problem due to not being designed & tested for Dot 5 usage.. He wouldn't outright say that Dot 5.1 would work buthinted it had a better chance of not causing any future problems.

Twisty

Hey Twisty:waving:You have my curiosity up, what type vehicle are you driving 140+mph?