Brake Fluid
alexj2233
Posts: 381
So its time bleed my brakes (Hayes Stroker Trail). I bought the Hayes bleed kit to do it, but you only get a very small bottle of the brake fluid. I know this is supposed to be enough to do both brakes, but i made a bit of a hash of it on my first attempt so wasted a bit of the fluid and don't think I've got enough to do both the brakes.
Anway, the price of the hayes fluid seems a bit steep for the amount you get, but the price of DOT 4 car fluid is much cheaper.
Is there any reason i couldn't use something like this:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_162663_langId_-1_categoryId_165750
Rather than the Hayes fluid?
Anway, the price of the hayes fluid seems a bit steep for the amount you get, but the price of DOT 4 car fluid is much cheaper.
Is there any reason i couldn't use something like this:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_162663_langId_-1_categoryId_165750
Rather than the Hayes fluid?
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Brake fluid is brake fluid.Don't be conned into bike specific stuff.Any Dot4 is good,and alot cheaper from discount car spares
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not all the same 3,4,5.1 and 5 are chemicly diffrent and they have diffrent boiling points
but yes that halfords fluid will be fine0
