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Originally Posted by RedBarchetta
My thinking is if you use sealant for the pipe threads on a mechanical fuel pump, why wouldn't you do the same with a brake line that is also carrying a thin fluid that is under pressure?
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Because sealant will make a joint more forgiving if there are tiny mechanical discrepancies... up to maybe 100 psi or so.
At the thousands of PSI in a brake system, you have it mechanically perfect or it's going to leak. You hope all it does is leak...
