

| Subject: | brake master cylinder leak |
| From: | Eric Henning |
| Date: | Mon, 30 Mar 1998 09:12:37 -0500 |
found the location of my brake master cylinder leakage and wondering if anybody can shed some light as to what may need to be replaced. 1980 westy. to recap: after a hard brake noticed brakes seemed "soft". checked fluid and it was very low and a puddle of fluid appeared on my mat by my feet. took gauge cluster out, removed steering column cover. inspecting brake master cylinder. saw a small hole (looks like it belongs there) on the brake master cylinder, centered between the two bolts that hold it onto the big round black thing (vacuum boost?) when i pump the brake pedal hard you can see brake fluid moving in and out of this hole (doesn't squirt out) Qe: is this hole a vent for one side of the booster diaphragm? What does fluid coming out of this hole mean? do i replace just the brake cylinder or the hole master cylinder/boost assembly? Brakes feel fine now and no further leakage, but just the same as it's been very nice here (philly area) i've been driving my conv. thanks eric henning@fp.com 80 westy
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