[Ducati] 998 with spongy front brake

[Dave Wright]

You mean "hydrophillic"....

At 07:18 AM 7/28/2006, Izaak wrote:
>Stefano
>
>You need to bleed from everywhere.  Bleeding is not just to remove 
>air, it is also to remove bad brake/hydraulic fluid.
>
>Hydraulic fluid is hygrophilic, which means that it attracts water 
>(actually absorbs it).  Condensation and humidity can introduce 
>water to your brake fluid.
>
>You should flush out your brake fluid at least annually with 
>completely new fluid.  This requires you to bleed from the 
>calipers.  Make sure to use DOT4 or the non-silicon based DOT5.1 
>type (not sure what they call it in Europe, double check your owner manual)
>
>rgds
>
>At 05:20 AM 7/28/2006, you wrote:
>
>
>>-----Messaggio originale-----
>>Da: Stefano Marocchi [mailto:s.marocchi at mclink.it]
>>Inviato: venerdì 28 luglio 2006 11:20
>>A: 'Ducati Owners Group'
>>Oggetto: R: [Ducati] 998 with spongy front brake
>>
>>Hi all,
>>my brake now are working properly I just bleed directly from the master
>>cylinder. Do you suggest to try bleed again from the calipers or do you
>>think it's enough.
>>
>>Stefano
>>
>>-----Messaggio originale-----
>>Da: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] Per conto
>>di Stefano Marocchi
>>Inviato: martedì 18 luglio 2006 10:42
>>A: 'Ducati Owners Group'
>>Oggetto: R: [Ducati] 998 with spongy front brake
>>
>>I moved from Varese to Imola on April.
>>
>>
>>-----Messaggio originale-----
>>Da: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] Per conto
>>di Tom
>>Inviato: martedì 18 luglio 2006 10:41
>>A: Ducati Owners Group
>>Oggetto: Re: [Ducati] 998 with spongy front brake
>>
>>Where are you in Italy?
>>
>>I live near Lugano.
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>
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