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Subject:Re: How do explain this?
From:Paul
Date:Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:23:44 -0700

Okie dokie, however I replaced both of them not more than a couple of years
ago. However I do recall that one of the steel lines going to one of them
was questionable. I've got a new one but I need to bend it. Any suggestions
on how to do that without kinking the line?

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:15 AM, <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> bad wheel cylinder.
> take it apart and verify, report back to us.
>
>
>
> Apr 21, 2011 10:10:27 AM, wognacious@GMAIL.COM wrote:
>
> ===========================================
>
> I know my master cylinder was going south on me and yesterday my girlfriend
> called me to let me know that there was a large puddle of liquid under my
> precious Westy. When I asked her under what part of the Westy was the
> puddle
> she said it was kinda under the "wheelie thing" at the back. By that she
> meant the rear axle. So if the master cylinder failed, broke or whatever
> you
> would call it why would the brake fluid be there? Adding brake fluid to the
> reservoir and pumping did nothing, peddle just goes right to the floor with
> no resistance.
> Thoughts please.
> TIA,
> Paul Rogers
> 85 WWW
>