I personal flush my brakes every 2 years especially on a westy as brake
fluid degrades with age and is made to absorb water the more water it
absorbs the lower the boiling point. With vanagon brakes I feel it is a good
thing to keep them working as well as possible

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From: "Neil2" <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 11:13 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      Brake Fluid, Flushing

> Hey volks,
>
> At one point did 'they' include brake fluid flushes in Preventative
> Maintenance?
>
> For some reason, I never heard tell of such a thing until just a few years
> ago.
>
> --
> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)
>