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Eliacim A few drops of the brake fluid under the floor boards are normal. The seals in the master cylinder are simple O-rings. They leak a little, especially combined with 60 year old hardware. Skyport sells the rebuilt kit I believe and one can replace all O-rings with that. Cures the leaking for a while. Keep the reservoir filled and watch it until it becomes a mess instead of a few drops. Then rebuild. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Master cylinder > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Noticed a couple drops of brake fluid in the belly of the plane. > Looks like it's coming from inside the plane. > Plane is braking fine. (I have Clevelands) > What are the most common sources of leaks there? > Should I suspect the master cylinder? > Replace or repair? > Is it easy to access? > Any and all advice will be appreciated > Eliacim > > > > > Linda. > > It seems your little project became a big one already. > > > > Brakes: I learned from Lee at Skyport years ago that the original Ercoupe > > Master cylinder was designed to make the right pressure for the brakes the > > plane was delivered with these were the Hayes brakes I guess, not even the > > Goodyear's. > > Every Brake system is a system where the Master Cylinder should match the > > brake cylinders. A good match allows for sensitive braking power. > > > > My Coupe came with Cleveland wheels and the original master cylinder. I > > must say this works too, although I have to push the pedal down hard to > > hold the plane on a full power run-up. > > > > If you need to overhaul the master cylinder anyway, save the money and buy > > a matching master cylinder from Skyport. Sell your old one on EBay, that > > way it's not lost to the Ercoupers community and it gives you some of your > > money back. > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: ncoastwmn > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 6:23 PM > > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Master cylinder > > > > > > Hi all, > > I'm putting Cleveland brakes on my coupe in the near future and am > > wondering if it is necessary to replace the master cylinder as > > well. I have read in the archives about better performance with > > the Matco m/c, but wanted to know if I can do that later or if it > > must be right away, to have the brakes work at all. > > > > Thanks, > > Linda > > N93443 (Gilda) > > sn 766 > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
