Fluid leak help.
Discussion in 'International Forum' started by Thetrashnoob, Oct 25, 2020.
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I see no reason why you couldn't.
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There is fluid in the resivor -
If it is brake fluid don’t get any on the body paint. It will eat it off.
I also recommend using some brake clean or acetone type solvant with a rag and wipe the fluid off of the tire sidewall. Brake fluid will soak into the rubber and soften it and make it sticky and ruin the tire if left on too long.Thetrashnoob Thanks this. -
I cleaned it up pretty good. Guess time will tell if that’s what it was. Hopefully that’s all it was! Is there anyway to check to make sure it’s not a wheel seal? Now I’m a bit worried of the possibility it could be the wheel seal as well. thanks everyone
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You can tell by it’s odor. Wheel bearing oil is going to have a strong gear oil smell. The brake fluid well smell like it does when you take off the master cylinder cap.
Brake fluid will loosen up existing dirt and grease and clean things. Gear oil will not. It just adds to the mess.
With hydraulic brakes (aka juice brakes) it is entirely possible that the front wheel bearings are grease packed instead of oil filled. They can run hotter than air brakes. -
SmallPackage Thanks this.
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finally discovered that it was a small leak on RR slave. It would slowly bubble out when applied and just soak in to the grease and dry out from the summer heat down here I guess. It was weird for sure. Never felt spongy. The wheel cylinders had so much crud built up in the ends it acted like a dam. At the time it had 76,000 mi on it and it’s original 40 year old brakes. Lol!
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