ksg5000 wrote:
Rigs that don't get used on a regular basis need to have their brake fluid changed on regular basis to keep the brakes from sticking.
I always find the brake fluid issue interesting. Having owned and driven too many vehicles to mention in some of the toughest weather conditions imaginable I can't recall having brake fluid failure. it was "changed" when we bled out the old "pump it up....wait wait wait, hold it down" method.
Now it is offered at a ridiculous price at oil change facilities and people are falling for it. Steer me to some research backed material if there is any, not looking for an argument but a discussion.
As a young man, driving my 1976 chevy van pulling a coleman tent trailer,I smoked the brakes coming down a steep grade, stunk like heck, used my manual trans to stop,brake pedal to the floor. After they cooled I drove home, removed the pads sanded them and re-installed. Drove it for another 40k without an issue. Same brake fluid. It passed state inspections every year in NJ where they drove your vehicle on a ramp them slammed on the brakes to check them, anyone remember that .It measured brake stopping power,IDK
