My location could be better. I see the  slave cylinder attachment point to
the left side (and Above) of the transmissions top. The leak I see on the
ground is on the right (passenger side) or other side of the area for the
slave cylinder is located. I haven't been able to look further up yet

I was able to look for the brake slave cylinders, but did not see any leaks
there.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:

> If by "to the back of the vehicle" you mean near the back wheel, you need
> to pull off a brake drum and look at the wheel cylinder.
>   The clutch slave cylinder is near where the engine joins the
> transmission.  Is there evidence of leakage there?
>
> DOT 3 is fine.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 11:21 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I have been loosing a considerable amount of brake fluid. I have found
>> some
>> in the cabin in the form of moisture around the pedals and rubber floor
>> mat
>> that appears oily and humid. This was only noticed upon refilling of the
>> reservoir and the drop of temperature to the freezing point.
>>
>> Before that, no apparent loss was noted in the cabin, *however to the back
>> of the vehicle  and on the passenger side there was a considerable
>> drip/puddle*
>>
>> *This is where I think most of it is going!*
>>
>> I think these point to both the master and slave cylinders being toast.
>> now
>> some questions
>>
>> 1) I have been using dot 3 brake fluid, Should I use dot 4?
>> 2) are these mixable?
>> 3) should there be a clamp on the hose connected to the top right of the
>> master cylinder reservoir bottle?
>> 4) should said hose look like the old fashion VW cloth braided hoses?
>>
>> Aside from the obvious (get this fix quick) should I be looking at
>> anything
>> else?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> T.
>>
>
>