New master cylinder, brake shoes, drums, power booster.
I was going over the vehicle one last time before the maiden voyage to the local inspection station; I checked the brake fluid level and noticed the front reservoir very low, this was puzzling because 3 weeks ago it was full.
I went to each wheel checking the slave units for leakage, all this turned out o.k. I checked the brake lines from front to back for leaks, no leaks. I could not figure out where the fluid was going, I should also mention for the past 3 weeks I had been fighting what I thought was leakage from the power steering control valve, I could never find where it was leaking from.
I also noticed that the master cylinder was wet this I thought maybe one of the lines, all lines were tight. I filled up the reservoir, with the engine off, and every thing snapped back in place I started pumping the brake pedal I than checked the master cylinder, it was wet again. I noticed than that the fluid was seeping out from underneath the brake cap. No the reservoir was not filled completely to the top so it was not the cap pushing out excess fluid. What seems to be happening is the brake being depressed is creating enough force to shoot the fluid out from under neither the cap.
I don’t know if I’ve explained this scenario well enough for anyone to get a good idea of what is going on but if you have just a hint of what might be going on please let me know.
The brighter side of this is the power steering leak; I’m now guessing has been the brake fluid dripping from the master cylinder to the control valve.
I was going over the vehicle one last time before the maiden voyage to the local inspection station; I checked the brake fluid level and noticed the front reservoir very low, this was puzzling because 3 weeks ago it was full.
I went to each wheel checking the slave units for leakage, all this turned out o.k. I checked the brake lines from front to back for leaks, no leaks. I could not figure out where the fluid was going, I should also mention for the past 3 weeks I had been fighting what I thought was leakage from the power steering control valve, I could never find where it was leaking from.
I also noticed that the master cylinder was wet this I thought maybe one of the lines, all lines were tight. I filled up the reservoir, with the engine off, and every thing snapped back in place I started pumping the brake pedal I than checked the master cylinder, it was wet again. I noticed than that the fluid was seeping out from underneath the brake cap. No the reservoir was not filled completely to the top so it was not the cap pushing out excess fluid. What seems to be happening is the brake being depressed is creating enough force to shoot the fluid out from under neither the cap.
I don’t know if I’ve explained this scenario well enough for anyone to get a good idea of what is going on but if you have just a hint of what might be going on please let me know.
The brighter side of this is the power steering leak; I’m now guessing has been the brake fluid dripping from the master cylinder to the control valve.
