Leaking trailing arms - both sides?!?, Shouldn't have touched the jack stands Options

[draganc]

Hi guys,

I have completely rebuilt my brakes incl all hard and soft lines.

I had the car on jack stands (what else) for the past 6 months and activated the brakes including parking every 1-2 weeks with firm pressure feel and no leaks whatsoever.

Yesterday I took the car of the stands to turn it around and get it in position to install the engine again.

Everything worked out just fine until I saw this spot underneath the rear right wheel:



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Further quick investigation revealed "wet" spots in both trailing arms:



Again, no leaks for the past 6 months until I put the car of the jack stands and pushed/rolled it around for 100ft.

I was pressed for time and only had enough time to take off the rear right wheel to quickly glance at the caliper, which was professionally rebuilt and was dry on the outside.

[draganc]

Any way/method how to test for brake fluid? Which btw I find difficult to believe that both calipers and in particular my work :-) has failed at the same time.

[GregAmy]

Any way/method how to test for brake fluid?

Be a real technician: smell and taste it. Brake fluid is very bittersweet to the tip of the tongue, CV grease smells a lot like molybdenum (somewhat like rotten eggs).

GA, who can blind-taste-test just about any automotive fluid/grease...and that education wasn't by choice...