[s-cars] Front Brake calipers not releasing.....Master Cylinder?

[Robert Myers]

Basically any good quality fluid will do the job as long as it's DOT4 
rated.  BTW, the cheaper DOT3 stuff is much more readily 
available.  Gopher the DOT4.

Bob


At 09:15 AM 4/22/2009, Wylie Bean wrote:
>Ate 200 is the same fluid w/o the dye.  I have had good luck with 
>the Valvoline Synthetic.
>
>Wylie Bean (via blackberry)
>90 cq
>91 90q20v
>92 UrS4
>08 Q7 3.6P
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
>
>Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:06:06
>To: Scott Justusson<qshipq at aol.com>
>Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Front Brake calipers not releasing.....Master Cylinder?
>
>
>Scott:
>
>What do you recommend for brake fluid in lieu of the Super Blue?
>
>
>-Peter
>
>At 07:35 AM 4/22/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> >Both masters use discs and antireversion dampening in the fluid return
> >circuit.  These are very small passages that serve to slow down and
> >dampen fluid return into the master cylinder.  IME, they can get clogged
> >easily, especially with old fluid, or running ATE Superblue Fluid.  IME,
> >most Master problems on S cars are caused by this symptom.  That said, I
> >have also seen bad brake line internals cause the exact same problem
> >too, as Scott N notes this am.
>
>-Peter Schulz
>Chelmsford Ma, USA
>http://www.naaclub.org/
>
>1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
>1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
>1991 90 20v Q Red
>1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)
>
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