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    KNOW YOUR... BREAK FLUIDS

    May 26, 2019 4 minutes
    WORDS: CARLOS
    IMAGES: MOTUL

    FB: What is the purpose of brake fluid?

    TM: To stop you! Brake fluid is what transfers the action from your brake lever to the discs via fluid pressure. When you pull the brake lever, you’re moving a piston in the brake master cylinder. This pushes the brake fluid all the way down towards the wheels, and at the wheels are calipers. These calipers also have pistons that the fluid now presses on and squeezes the brake pads tight against the brake discs.

    FB: What is it made from?

    TM: All DOT fluids (with the exception of DOT 5) are made up of a poly-glycol base. Glycol-based fluids consist of

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