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Hi guys, have a good look at this article I came across: http://www.ratbike.org/bbs/index.php?messageID=25324
After reading this article I went out and flushed the brake fluid out of my 84 Aspencade and could not believe how much contaminant I saw in the reservoirs after only 3 years of use. It looked like creamy yellowish mush sitting at the bottom of the reservoir and was easily removed with aerosol brake cleaner and paper towels. I even sprayed the inside of the fluid level window with the brake cleaner and can now see through it.
You can bet that I'll be making flushing and bleeding the brake system on my Wing an annual maintenance item, especially since the brake feel is much more firm and positive since the fluid replacement and bleeding.
Had I left the contamination in the system I would have been replacing the master cylinders in the very near future due to corrosion from the accumulated moisture.
Vic
Hi guys, have a good look at this article I came across: http://www.ratbike.org/bbs/index.php?messageID=25324
After reading this article I went out and flushed the brake fluid out of my 84 Aspencade and could not believe how much contaminant I saw in the reservoirs after only 3 years of use. It looked like creamy yellowish mush sitting at the bottom of the reservoir and was easily removed with aerosol brake cleaner and paper towels. I even sprayed the inside of the fluid level window with the brake cleaner and can now see through it.
You can bet that I'll be making flushing and bleeding the brake system on my Wing an annual maintenance item, especially since the brake feel is much more firm and positive since the fluid replacement and bleeding.
Had I left the contamination in the system I would have been replacing the master cylinders in the very near future due to corrosion from the accumulated moisture.
Vic