brake fluid leek
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				dapple
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brake fluid leek
Yet another problem,van went in for m.o.t last week passed, 
  but when i got it home it was wet all over drivers side foot well, thought it was water at first .Turns out to be brake fluid, 
  do you need to take all the dash off to get a look at it ,and what could be the most probable cause .thanks for any help
			
			
									
									
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Re: brake fluid leek
No just pop the top of the cluster off, then the plastic cover.....the master cylinder resevoir is under there, you can also reach the master cylinder  from underneath....
			
			
									
									
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Re: brake fluid leek
Check the clutch master cylinder, thats under the dash........thats the one you can reach from below......not sure if the brake is reachable from below....sorry
			
			
									
									
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Re: brake fluid leek
I think it might be brake master cylinder. I need to get to have a look, taken top off. all i can see is brake resevoir
			
			
									
									
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Re: brake fluid leek
According to Haynes its instrument panel off to access the brake master......
			
			
									
									
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Re: brake fluid leek
dapple wrote:I think it might be brake master cylinder. I need to get to have a look, taken top off. all i can see is brake resevoir
and under it is the master
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Re: brake fluid leek
been fidling about,   leak seems to becoming  out from behind brake pedal seems dry further up could it be clutch master cylinder, is this hard to replace. 