First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... I've done a lot of brakes where I compressed the piston like you did and have never had anything leak at the MC. Where was the leak? From the pushrod area? That's the only place I can think it could leak from. Maybe your MC was on it's last legs and that seal was about to start leaking internally and this was actually a good thing since it happened before you wound up rear ending someone.
________________________________ From: Scott Everson <[email protected]> To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 11:17:20 AM Subject: [FGF] Brake job 101 First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hi All, I can't believe I'm asking this question, but..... I'm doing my front brakes for the first time since I converted to disk a couple of years ago. When I try to compress the pistons to make room for the new pads, I sprung a fluid leak at the master cylinder (no, it's not just overflowing from the reservoir). Was I supposed to open some kind of valve to allow the pistons to compress? If so, I didn't and suspect that I just ruined my master cylinder. Thanks in advance, Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
