Fluid on the floor: What could it be?, (time to take a brake?)Slight mystery upon returning from Okteenerfest Options

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After returning from Okteenerfest the car sat a couple weeks, and after taking it to Cars and coffee I parked it again but backed in and a few days later pulled out and noticed 2 small puddles , front at rear- cleaned it up them parked the car , then a few days later checked again and it’s for sure under front.
I was initially worried that I had a front crank seal when I thought it was from the back, and I am releaved that it’s not from the motor,
I did all that last year and am proud to say it’s been a leak free motor since then, and I didn’t want to pull the motor or trans.
BUT this is brake fluid, and I can’t really explain why this would suddenly spring
A leak (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . I replaced all brake lines and the 19mm master cylinder about 3-4 years ago, no leaks no issues since then.
And I don’t have loss of pressure on brakes so I am assuming it’s the supply line so I guess I will be pulling the belly pan to investigate. Will post more info when I get a look just wonder why just now? I know the washer is there under the supply line connection, just weird this started now???


Phil

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5 hours , MC in, pedals removed floor and pedal cluster cleaned up and reinstalled - that had to be done , that was about half the install time, the other 2.5 was fighting with the hose onto the new fittings and getting it proper and tight- in the end, it looks ok but

It has to come back out! Major leak from between the new fittings and the MC- the supplied o-rings are not doing their job and that really sucks. I had a feeling about that when I first installed the new fittings as I had a hard time keeping those o-rings from squishing out, I should have listened to my gut at the time and called 914rubber about the o-rings possibly being too big- now it has to come out and I have wasted my whole afternoon.

So that’s it, I and not going to have the car at car show next Saturday or the cruise in on Thursday. I don’t have another afternoon or night between now and then to Fuchs around with this and re-do it.

BTW, this took longer to do than the last time with just pressing the grommets and lines in place but I figured what the heck, let’s do this it should be leak proof and never mess with it again-

I think the design itself is fine, but not the thing to be doing if your steering rack is still in and you are lying in your back under the car. But MC was shot so it had to be done.
Well maybe tomorrow I will pull it and see if Lowe’s has an O-ring that will work ,but I may be more frustrated right now then I have really ever felt doing a repair on this car.

I need to go take a blood pressure pill I think I am going to blow a gasket (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)