Re: [ST] Brake Seals & Fluid

[Colt45 <colt4530@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use Castrol GT/LMA.  It's DOT 4 and easy to find.  The LMA means "low 
moisture absorbent".

Masiak, Richard wrote:

>Ok.  The moment of thruth is here and I have confirmed that the seals Sprint
>Manufacturing sent me will in fact work on my Sprint RS fron calipers.  One
>seal kit part number is N4C-K20 (Made in Japan).  I don't know if that
>number is useful to anyone, but you now have it.  I assume they are the
>Nissin version but the sticker doesn't say anything but the PN.  Anyway, for
>12BP each one can't complain.
>
>Now for the brake fluid:  The manual says DOT 4.  I went to my local
>Autozone & Discount Auto.  Neither of them had straight DOT 4.  They had a
>bunch of DOT 3.  The only other version they had was a synthetic from
>Valvoline that said it exceeds all DOT 3&4 requirements.
>
>Do I need to be going to a motorcycle shop to buy my brake fliud?  I don't
>know if I would trust that synthetic cage stuff.
>
>Rich
>-00 RS
> 
>
>  
>

- -- 
John Albright
'02 RS
Chattanooga
C-RATs Pack Leader



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