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| | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 185 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 185 | The brakes on my 1952 Chevy truck 1/2 ton are solid and working just fine. I just opened up the master cylinder just to check the fluid. What is the correct level? Should the fluid be at the bottom of and touching the fill plug? And what type brake fluid will my truck take. Will it accept the standard dot fluid at Walmart? Thanks HUGH
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 185 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 185 | Just got back from Wally World, they had the Dot 3 standard brake fluid. Just awaiting orders from you good folks on the fill level. Seems to reason that it should be filled to touch the cap as is on the new models. Anyone that could pull his rubber floormat aside and check his fill level for me would be greatly appreciated, was going to take the wife out on a date tonight in that truck, please fellers, Thanks HUGH | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 687 | Hi Hugh.
I leave about 1/2 inch from the top for expansion. DOT 3 will work fine as long as that's what's been used before. I suspect so. I think DOT 5 is synthetic and you are not supposed to mix the two of them.
Good luck. Post a few pics of you truck.
David. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 185 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 185 | Great, thanks a bunch will use these instructions, will leave 1/2" from fill plug. You guys always come through with the answer, I have one pic of my truck up on photobucket, will have to get my daughter to help me upload more. Thanks again, HUGH | | |
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