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Old 04-20-2010, 01:13 AM
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I bought haynes manual (should of bought chilton) I checked the picture it provides but I cannot find brake fluid reservoir just the coolant and windshield wiper fluid. Can someone show me a visual picture of where it is. I must be blind since I cannot find it.
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dont have a pic handy, but its right near the brake booster in the far right if your looking at it from front
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may be different in other years but i doubt they moved it
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yup, but yours will have a metal resivour insted of the plastic one.

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Originally Posted by Defiance665
yup, but yours will have a metal resivour insted of the plastic one.

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1. Looking..

2. Done. (jeep info)
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This pic is from an '87.... it should be the same (or similar) to what you see. The brake fluid reservoir is circled in red.

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Here's a closer pic. It's the metal lid at the bottom of the pic...the one with the wire holding it in place.

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Thanks for the help guys found it last night with the pics you guys provided.
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new problem. It appears 9mm is to small to loosen the bleeder nipple and 10mm is to big... What actual size do I need? 9.5mm?
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try a 3/8"
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Man you are scaring me! If you can't find the master cylinder under the hood, please don't try and fix your brakes without any help!
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Man you are scaring me! If you can't find the master cylinder under the hood, please don't try and fix your brakes without any help!
No I found out I have been working on car(s) most of it was on DSM the eagle talon DSM I should say. (I did not realized you also called xj DSM too I thought it would only be eagle talon and what not.)

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try a 3/8"
I did. To big so I went to autozone and we looked it up and there was also 5/16 available and I got 5/16 and it was also to small.
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use a small crescent wrench
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Originally Posted by Doubleajaybrock
use a small crescent wrench
Yep my last option.
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definitly 3/8, probably partially rounded it with the 10mm.


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