[T3] New Brakes, DOT-5

[Nico teWinkel <nico@mulberrylane.net>]

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I hope you and your vehicles are all in great shape!
After 5 years I finally have an excuse to tinker with the Fasty again - I've 
decided to replace all the brake hydraulics: new master cylinder, brake 
lines, hoses, calipers, rear cylinders, and even that doohickey T-fitting at 
the back end.
I figured the complete set of parts is cheaper than what I've spent on a 
single tune up for the New Beetle, so why not.

I have a couple of questions...
1. I remembered Jim Adney's talks on Silicone DOT-5 brake fluid, and I found 
your faq post for that - thanks Jim!  Is it safe for me to assume nothing 
has changed in the meantime?
2. Because the entire hydraulic system is being replaced, can I just fill it 
up with DOT-5, bleed it, and be on my way? Is there anything extra I would 
need to be careful of?  I bought a complete set of replacement parts (I'm 
not comfortable rebuilding yet), so I don't know what fluid the new calipers 
have on/in them (it's reddish looking). I will be using my existing 
reservoir, so I'll clean that out with water and dry it thoroughly.
3. The threaded bits... do I need to put anything on that before assembly?
4. I didn't get new hoses for the reservoir to master cylinder connection 
yet... is that the same stuff as is used for the fuel lines?

Thank you all for the help.

Cheers,
-Nico teWinkel
1971 Fastback, Fuel injected, Automatic. Yellow! 


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