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Brake fluid leaking?
I have a 95 grand and I am loosing brake fluid, I thought it was leaking from my abs pump, so i Sealed it and thats not the leak.
If the master cylinder has a internal leak, where would the brake fluid go?
There was a wet spot in the drive way, but when i put the jeep in the garage, there were no obvious signs of a leak.
Its a very slow leak and I have had a soft pedal for awhile now.
So i am thinking a bad master cylinder but i wanted to get other opinions
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If the master cylinder has a internal leak, where would the brake fluid go?
There was a wet spot in the drive way, but when i put the jeep in the garage, there were no obvious signs of a leak.
Its a very slow leak and I have had a soft pedal for awhile now.
So i am thinking a bad master cylinder but i wanted to get other opinions
Thanks
Rich
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A '97 cherokee with spots in the driveway!?? There's a new one Are you sure the spot was brake fluid? Why assume the worst, when did you last inspect your rear brakes? Yes.. They DO have rear brakes. When they are worn excessively, brake juice can leak by the wheel cylinder seals. I'd look there. If it was leaking out your ABS or MC, I think you'd see traces of it on those componants, and if it was leaking internally, you wouldn't have spots on yer driveway wouldja? Just my $0.02
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A '97 cherokee with spots in the driveway!?? There's a new one Are you sure the spot was brake fluid? Why assume the worst, when did you last inspect your rear brakes? Yes.. They DO have rear brakes. When they are worn excessively, brake juice can leak by the wheel cylinder seals. I'd look there. If it was leaking out your ABS or MC, I think you'd see traces of it on those componants, and if it was leaking internally, you wouldn't have spots on yer driveway wouldja? Just my $0.02
As for the rear brakes they are DISK brakes, and how do i know I'm leaking brake fluid, My master cylinder is out of Brake Fluid.
If it is leaking inside the master cylinder which I have heard they do, where does the fluid go??
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Ok I took the master off and looked inside the brake booster and its try as a bone. So I went to the Junk yard and picked up a ABS pump, because there was all kinds of wetness under neath the ABS bump.
So when I put the lines back on, should I use any teflon tape on the treads for the brake lines?
One of the valves on the old ABS pump was leaking and i sealed it with jb weld, but I am thinking it was leaking from the bottom.
I will find out in a few, but the main question is about the threads on the lines if i should seal them with tape or something else just to be safe?
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So when I put the lines back on, should I use any teflon tape on the treads for the brake lines?
One of the valves on the old ABS pump was leaking and i sealed it with jb weld, but I am thinking it was leaking from the bottom.
I will find out in a few, but the main question is about the threads on the lines if i should seal them with tape or something else just to be safe?
Thanks
Rich
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Never use teflon tape or any kind of sealer on brake lines. The flared ends on the steel lines is what seals them.
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HI jack for a second... Blue I had one thoes Dodge Omni's back in 80, ran it into the back of a stopped semi on the interstate, I was doing about 40 after skidding for 165 feet according to the State Cop... LOL Just happy to be alive. I return this thread to you
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Now people update with the bigger 4wheel discs from the mini van. It's called the SLH upgrade, to go with Goes Like Hell.
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