Of these three rubber types epdm is the only choice for seals in braking systems using a glycol based or silicone based dot approved or pure racing brake fluid.
Epdm o rings for brake fluid.
These compounds also withstand the effect of brake fluids and skydrol and other phosphate ester based hydraulic fluids.
Made of epdm they resist water steam ethanol and ethylene glycol.
O ring compatibility chart offers guidance on chemical resistance and swell for viton o rings ffkm o rings silicone o rings teflon o rings and more.
Ethylenepropylene diene rubber epdm produced using a third monomer and is particularly useful when sealing phosphate ester hydraulic fluids and in brake systems that use fluids having a glycol base.
Use these o rings with metric sanitary fittings which are also called aseptic fittings.
If you buy your brake fluid from pegasus auto racing supplies use epdm seals in that system don t panic most companies that make master cylinder and caliper seals only offer them in an epdm version.
Parker s ethylene propylene rubber epm epr epdm o rings are compatible with solvents and other chemicals.
About epdm ethylene propylene diene monomer.
Our stock o ring compounds are made with an amount of a third diene monomer ethylene propylene diene terpolymers.