Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mgweed.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!mgweed!prg From: prg@mgweed.UUCP (Phil Gunsul) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: 75 Corvette - Repeated Disk Brake Problems Message-ID: <12847@mgweed.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Oct-84 18:11:49 EDT Article-I.D.: mgweed.12847 Posted: Thu Oct 11 18:11:49 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Oct-84 04:51:09 EDT References: <476@houxt.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Consumer Products - Montgomery Illinois Lines: 16 [ Ah' ain't 'fraid uh no bug! ] I had a similar problem with my '72 Corvette one time. The rust is caused by moisture getting into the brake fluid. Be sure that your seal on the master cylinder is not punctured. By the way, I solved the problem by honing the cylinders (all 16 of them!) and draining out the 'regular' brake fluid and replacing it with silicon brake fluid. This is rather expensive (about $16/quart when I bought it), but so was your thousand dollar a shot brake job! The car has run about 3 years now and not lost any brake fluid. One other fix is there are several dealers that offer stainless steel inserts. You send in your calipers, they return a set with the stainless inserts. Again, rather expensive, but I'm sure less than your thousand dollar brake job...