REFLECTOR: Brake fluid

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DOT 5, or perhaps 7 of which I'm unsure are the only fluids compatibile with the aircraft type seals in the calipers and the automotive type seals in the master cylinders. 5606 will deteriorate the automotive seals and regular auto fluid will destroy the aircraft seals
---- Izzy Brownfield <iznstacy at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Sorry if this subject has already been discussed to death. Im new so i just have to ask. 
> Whats the reason  or benefits of using dot 5 brake fluid ?  
> It finally got cold (well somewhat) here in texas and both my cleveland brake pucks started leaking. Both "O" rings look ok just a bit less than round. 5606 is a tad thicker and might not had leaked. Another issue i have is the calipers came with nitrile "O" rings and Im not sure dot 5 is compatible. 
> Should i replace with Nitrile or a different compound o ring
> 
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