I have had a somewhat annoying problem. Due to an incident with a 8 year old with a screwdriver, my Performance Trac 2000 (something like that) is somewhat wanting for the “fluid” portion. It is a long story, but doesn’t require a whole lot of imagination. The casing wasn’t damaged at all, and the screw that was undone is fine, and so is the gasket. The question is this: Can I replace that fluid, and move on? If I can, does hydraulic fluid, brake fluid or transmission fluid do the trick? Which is best, or am I opening a can of whoop ass for even trying? I have all 3 at my disposal. Any input would be appreciated, thanks!
You might want to give the folks at Kurt a call. I have had their Kinetic fluid trainer for 3 years now. I had an occasion to call them and they are great. If you don’t get any answers, I would imagine that any fluid would work that is designed to disipate heat - IOW, has a high boiling point - like brake fluid or hydraulic fluid. I can’t imagine you would damage anything with whatever you try - other that water or something that can cause rust.
Steve
Just be careful with brake fluid - it’ll eat anything if you spill it (ask me how I know :-)). I’d think the fluid in a trainer is more likely something benign, like ATF, or fish oil, or…
Cheers
Barry