Re: <misc>Brake Fluid Analysis device

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:07 PM 8/12/98 -0400, Ron Browne wrote:
>A few digests back, someone mentioned a mecanical device that you insert
>into your brake reservoir, and the device analyzes your brake fluid, letting
>you know it's condition.  www.wagnerbrake.com has Wet Check Test strips
>which are treated to test moisture content for about $1.00 per test.  "as
>easy as reading a dipstick", or so the ad says.

i've been thinking about this concept.

i think that if i were doing a lot of track events, i'd be very wary of it.
when you are really and truly cooking your brakes, the fluid in the
calipers goes south long before the rest of it. checking the condition of
the fluid in the resevoir is unlikely to be helpful in finding out what is
going on in the calipers.

for normal, street driven cars, this thing is probably fine.

richard

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