Dear All,
I'm recommissioning my Herald at the moment. After a certain amount of swithering, I decided to go for silicone fluid in the brake and clutch. The clutch, which I did first, was fine. However, the brakes have been a real pain. After a first session, with almost a litre of fluid through the system the pedal was still very springy. A second session a week later improved things a bit. A third session today shows no bubbles at all emerging, but there is still a fair bit of spring in the pedal.
However ... I also have new shows and pads, which always adds a bit of bounce on the Herald till things bed in
And ... I have read claims that silicone fluid is a bit more compressible than glycol
So ... should I be worried? Have folk here had problems bleeding silicone fluid? Experience of it giving more spring to the pedal? Shall I just take the car out for a drive - the MOT station is 20 miles away over twisting moorland roads - and hope that everything firms up a bit.
Incidentally, I know that I could switch to glycol, but my reasons for silicone are fairly good, and I'd like to stick with it unless it simply isn't going to be possible to get satisfactory performance.
Ian
PS New master cylinder, calipers, rear cylinders, hoses (Goodrich) and most pipes.