Brake fluid leak (clutch not break)

Post by **Smcknighty** » 14 Oct 2015, 16:01

What did you find?

Post by **Tobias13** » 17 Oct 2015, 08:50

Hopefully having another look this weekend, just haven't had chance to get to her this week!,

Keep you posted!,

Post by **Tobias13** » 25 Oct 2015, 13:03

Finally managed to get time and get I t off today, what a mess, couldn't stop the flow so drained the reservoir all over the footwell!!

Anyway the cylinder and piston look good, seals look ok but are prob thin, I've not seen new ones so wouldn't know!!

Fair bit if gunk in the barrel so I will give it all a clean and replace all the seals and see if that works!,

Any tips?...

Post by **Tobias13** » 26 Oct 2015, 13:16

do you guys generally repair these?

cant seem to find a repair kit very easily, im sure I found one yesterday on vw heritage but cant for the life of me find one, not in the uk anyway?

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 26 Oct 2015, 13:47

If it were me, I'd clean up a few times but just monitor level in reservoir every day. Providing it doesn't drop and the leaks stop, you should be fine.

Post by **nevill3** » 26 Oct 2015, 14:41

As suggested earlier, when the brake pistons were cleaned maybe some brake fluid overflowed from the reservoir and is now sitting behind the dash in little pools on the many horizontal surfaces there are behind there, and slowly making it's way down, or it has soaked the fabric covered pipe that feeds the clutch master cylinder and it is this fuid that is now gently seeping out of the fabric and appearing on the master cylinder.

Whilst you have got the master cylinder off I would check your hydraulic clutch pipe under the van. Mine was slightly rusty and so I replaced it when I did my brake lines. It is not the same size as brake pipe though. You are going to have to bleed your whole hydraulic system now anyway so it would be a good time to replace any dodgy bits of brake/ clutch pipe that you may have.

Nev

Post by **Tobias13** » 26 Oct 2015, 17:58

Thanks guys, I'll clean and rebuild using original seals and check it all over!! Much appreciated!!

Post by **Tobias13** » 29 Oct 2015, 19:38

Turnabout the upper deal was very thin, so have rebuilt the cylinder tonight, happy days!!

No not happy days, broke this bad boy reassembling, any ideas on a replacement!!

Post by **Tobias13** » 31 Oct 2015, 18:18

Managed to source this part off a friend who had a spare, he saved me really coz I couldn't find one anywhere!!

Refitted this noon, bled and all works great, so she ready for a photo shoot tomorrow!!

Thanks to all for their help and advice!!!

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