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my handle bar hyd brake is leaking past the piston seals,had it chromed and fitted a new seal an piston kit,im using synthetic fluid but as its a gremica type of a moto morini and is old would it attack the seals or wot type would you reccomend. ta
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oggy wrote:my handle bar hyd brake is leaking past the piston seals,had it chromed and fitted a new seal an piston kit,im using synthetic fluid but as its a gremica type of a moto morini and is old would it attack the seals or wot type would you reccomend. ta
Did you check to see if there was any scoring or corrosion inside the bore? If the seals have reacted to the silcon fluid it wouldn't happed straight away, it would take weeks or months
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Thanks,the bore looked good,is it best not to use sthyn fluid as its very thin type.
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oggy wrote:Thanks,the bore looked good,is it best not to use sthyn fluid as its very thin type.
I have no experience of scooter hydaulics but I've found synthetic fluid to be fine in my classic Marcos, I have replaced seals form time to time over a period of years but due to it no absorbing water like normal fluid I havn't had any corrosion problems. Plus it won't hurt your paint if it leaks.

Hopefully someone will be along soon who knows about scooter hydraulics ;)
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coaster wrote:..... my classic Marcos
mmmm....... Marcos........... 8-)
Sorry Oggy, couldn't resist :)
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