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deuce_roadster · 06-10-2013, 09:11 AM

Dot 3 Brake fluid is MOSTLY alcohol. That is why it absorbs water. If you catch it immediately the best thing to use is water, and it will be successful. If it has time to soak in then just replace the shoe or shoes as you can't really get it all out and that shoe/wheel will always have a different coefficient of friction and your brakes will pull one way or the other.

06-10-2013, 09:11 AM	#9
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: Removing brake fluid from brake shoes Dot 3 Brake fluid is MOSTLY alcohol. That is why it absorbs water. If you catch it immediately the best thing to use is water, and it will be successful. If it has time to soak in then just replace the shoe or shoes as you can't really get it all out and that shoe/wheel will always have a different coefficient of friction and your brakes will pull one way or the other.