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Originally Posted by Army
I was taught (as an aircraft mechanic) to never clean any rubber parts with Acetone as this has the same effect as trichloroethane - it deteriorates rubber parts (Don't believe me? Do an internet search for "acetone rubber")
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Hopefully you were also taught that new rubber parts should not be installed until
after the cleaning process has been completed. Or perhaps that concept was perceived to be so self-evident that it wasn't a line item in the lesson plan.
Aircraft brake systems generally don't use glycol ether brake fluid, so the caution against the use of petroleum-based cleaners does not apply.