Re: [T3] master cylinder

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 20 Oct 2000, at 17:33, Barry Viss wrote:

> I decided to flush out my break system since it's probably 32 year old
> fluid.  Sure enough the stuff is NASTY!  I used a whole bottle of
> fluid just to rince the resourvoir and to get fresh fluid to the first
> (right rear) wheel.  Problem:  My breaks have always been adjusted
> very well, like the pedal has never gone down further than ~2 inches
> so now when bleeding them, it only goes down about halfway before
> comeing to a *crunching* halt.  I have heard that rust can build up
> inside where the piston doesn't touch... that hit the nail on the
> head?

Quite likely, in which case your seals have now been destroyed and 
your MC is now leaking. It can, and probably should, be rebuilt.

Watch for brake fluid on the floor under the pedals and carpet. Watch 
for the reservoir level to drop.

> also, where can I get DOT 5 Jim?

Check with your flaps, or I have it.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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