I think I have a leak near the master brake cylinder, is this bad, or fixable? Options

[914 RZ-1]

I am replacing the calipers on my car. After pumping the old fluid out, we realized the soft lines needed repair (they were fine before). Now, there is a link under the car that appears to be coming from the master cylinder:



The dark areas are wet with brake fluid.

Here is a closeup of the master cylinder. The dark areas are wet. The only spot that is not wet (yet) is the lighter area on the lower left:



I have checked the reservoir at the top and it is fine. The fluid is coming from somewhere down here.

Please advise!

Thanks!
-Jeff
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[Craigers17]

You can just pull the steel parts of those reservoir lines off the mc....you might be able to wiggle them left to right or vice versa a bit, but they just pull out(You might want to make a note on which one goes where). You'll probably need to remove the the fittings on the side and reuse them on the new one.

When you reattach the new mc to the reservoir lines, it can be a pain in the ass. Some people seem to do it easily. Not me, I admittedly struggled. Here's a link to when I did it the first time.....it probably seems convoluted, and it may appear as if I'm an idiot, which would be true, but you might find something in there useful.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=348755

[914 RZ-1]

You can just pull the steel parts of those reservoir lines off the mc....you might be able to wiggle them left to right or vice versa a bit, but they just pull out(You might want to make a note on which one goes where). You'll probably need to remove the the fittings on the side and reuse them on the new one.

When you reattach the new mc to the reservoir lines, it can be a pain in the ass. Some people seem to do it easily. Not me, I admittedly struggled. Here's a link to when I did it the first time.....it probably seems convoluted, and it may appear as if I'm an idiot, which would be true, but you might find something in there useful.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=348755

Thanks, this was helpful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) I'll have to make sure I get the copper washers. I will try the assembly lube with the wrench trick as well. I have some glycerin from another project.