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Brake Fluid Leak
coozer - 11/10/08 at 09:52 PM

Some of you may remember the saga of my leaky brake brake cylinders...

Well with 780 miles and one excursion into the hard stuff at the side of the road I see there is fluid on the chassis again.

The cars been laid up since middle August and brakes have been bled again.

Could the crash where I had my foot hard on the pedal and the resulting dead stop against the tree done any damage or forced fluid out at the point of impact??

Steve


adithorp - 11/10/08 at 10:18 PM

Shouldn't force any out crashing unless you actualy fracture a pipe. Can't you see where its come from? Were the pipes disconnected for the repairs and it's run out then? Is it left over from bleeding the fluid?

adrian


Russ-Turner - 12/10/08 at 09:32 AM

What master cylinders are they? Ask a silly question but it itsn't out of a breather hole from one of the caps is it?


RickRick - 12/10/08 at 09:06 PM

i've just filled mine for the first time, only one leak! result