Our car needed one wheel cylinder for a safety certification when we
> bought it. The almost new shoes on that one side were soaked with brake > fluid.
>
> The mechanic cleaned these up after the fix and re0installed them. It
> then passed safety and has driven and braked perfectly since.
>
> Brake fluid isn't like an oil or water soaking, those can damage the
> liner, brake fluid doesn't seem to.
>
> Oh, this post was very hard to reply to because there are some bogus
> groups in the massive crosspost you started.
Thanks for the info. Maybe it'll be alright with just the cleanup.
BTW, none of the groups are bogus. I'm able to read replies in all of them. Perhaps your ISP just doesn't list them.