[Ducati] 998 with spongy front brake

[Izaak]

No, I don't.

Hydrophilic means a substance which readily 
dissolves in water.   Sodium Salt is hydrophilic.

Hygrophilic means that it attracts moisture or 
humidity.  Hydraulic fluid absorbs water, it does not dissolve in water.



At 08:22 AM 7/28/2006, you wrote:
>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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