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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:59 pm    Post subject: Brake fluid from ??? Reply with quote

Hey boys and girls, I've got a good question for you. Here is the deal. The 67 bug I maintain is losing brake fluid, but from where? The brakes work very well and don't fade and the pedal does not go down if it is held with pressure. There is fluid dripping from the hole in the pan in the rear just in front of the transaxle, so it is coming down the inside of the tunnel. To me that would indicate the master cylinder, but it seems to be fine. I've checked all around the pedal cluster and can find nothing. Any ideas??? Question Question Question
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could a pin hole have been rubbed in the hard line that runs the tunnel or a rust hole?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No brake lines run down the tunnel. The line runs down the inside of the car. No apparent leaks there.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lake Jims was doing the same thing. It was the master cylinder. It was leaking wher it comes through the fire wall and running down the tunnel.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe wrote:
Lake Jims was doing the same thing. It was the master cylinder. It was leaking wher it comes through the fire wall and running down the tunnel.


That's what I was afraid the answer would be.

Hey Clyde, got a master cylinder for a 67 Bug?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello out there !! - Jon I second
the master cylinder Pearl is also doing
that. I need to replace it
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the help. Clyde has master cylinders, so I'll be swinging by his house tonight to pick one up.

Good to see you are alive Gary. Very Happy
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