02-07-2008, 05:57 PM
That, and if it melts you've got 2 more problems:
1.Contaminates in your brake fluid.
2. A seal that's no longer tight at the bleeder. As you add teflon tape it takes fewer rotations (or fractions of rotations) to reach a given torque. If that tape melts or burns (really, I'm taking bets on it melting rather than becoming a wick) and you do not add torque at the same time your bleeder bolt will not be as tight as it was with the tape. Since you cannot add torque to the bleeders while you're melting off tape, because you're driving, I would worry about actually LOSING fluid during driving. Since the bleeders use tapered threads, and the tape would help negate the taper, I think this would be a serious safety concern.
As Mike said, track brakes get seriously hotter than street car brakes. I would think at the temperatures track brakes see this could be of a concern where on a street car they would not.
1.Contaminates in your brake fluid.
2. A seal that's no longer tight at the bleeder. As you add teflon tape it takes fewer rotations (or fractions of rotations) to reach a given torque. If that tape melts or burns (really, I'm taking bets on it melting rather than becoming a wick) and you do not add torque at the same time your bleeder bolt will not be as tight as it was with the tape. Since you cannot add torque to the bleeders while you're melting off tape, because you're driving, I would worry about actually LOSING fluid during driving. Since the bleeders use tapered threads, and the tape would help negate the taper, I think this would be a serious safety concern.
As Mike said, track brakes get seriously hotter than street car brakes. I would think at the temperatures track brakes see this could be of a concern where on a street car they would not.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger