"Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:YPaag.2717$x4.539@newsread3.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
>I won't be using brake fluid if no one else uses it, because of concerns
>about the water absorption.

Time for my 0.02 ...

Yes, water absorption IS the problem, as this causes the normally inert
fluid to become contaminated with acidic compounds. Leaving a residue of
brake fluid will cause rust to start in double quick time as the acidic
compounds expose raw iron to oxygen. If you doubt this, look what happens
to, say, a cast iron clutch slave cylinder that leaks: it gets covered with
a layer of rust.

Much better to replace a rusty bolt with a new one, and use an anti-sieze
compound. If you must wipe bolts with something, use WD40 or engine oil.

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Stewart DIBBS
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