

| Subject: | Re: [Syncro] Were's all the brake fluid going?? |
| From: | EMZ |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Jan 2001 06:51:32 -0500 |
Check the clutch master cylinder for this. A leak here is hard to find
because the fluid lands on the rug, and is absorbed. Also the amount
is usually not that much. $40 at bus depot.
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
92-Jetta GWC
www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Carl Hansen wrote:
> Hi Group.
>
> When SyncroBeast was last run, I was topping off the brake fluid reservoir
> every 200 miles or so.
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> I don't think the clutch slave cylinder is leaking, and I don't remember
> seeing fluid running down the rear brake plates or the front calipers.
>
> Could I have lost a seal going into the Vacuum Assist??
>
> Any way to easily inspect the most likely areas??
>
> TIA
>
> Ch
>
> Carl Hansen
> 952.440.2899
> carl_hansen@ieee.org
>
> Ch
>
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