insurance, clutch fixed, SF trip

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <9705121512.AA12782@nj2.n-jcenter.com> Mike Arman writes:

> Cylinder is made of Detroit Wonder Metal (cast iron), and since brake fluid
> absorbs water - they rust and pit! That's why we're told to flush brake and
> clutch systems every two years!

Not just because of corrosion, though.  The water hygroscopically absorbed by 
brake fluid can boil out under extreme braking conditions - it's just like 
having air in the brakes.  

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club