Haha. "in spades" Terminal joke. Good to know, and appreciated. IIRC, very little if any brake fluid dripped down during master cylinder R&R. Strange how that can happen. Could vibrations cause the wire to move enough, over time, to work harden the brass? Still. That metal box was a relatively bad idea. Do it once, do it right! (well that's my ultimate goal anyway ;^) Neil.
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 1:21 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
At 02:58 PM 9/20/2012, neil n wrote: >
> why: brake fluid spill corroded terminal? .... > > > Looks like brass "season cracking" - form of stress cracking that brass is > subject to. My battery negative terminal stamping has it in spades. > > Yrs, > d >
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