Pete, if you have brake fluid streaming down the front of the servo it means
the seals in the MC have failed and it is time to rebuild or just replace it
with a new one. They are available and not that expensive (around $170) and
pretty easy to swap out.
If this has been going on for a while the servo may have a lot of fluid inside
it also so that would be something else to check.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Pete Kronberg
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:46 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Foreboding brake fluid leak -servo rebuild needed?
Folks,
My '6 has been sitting all winter. I happened to notice that the rear well of
the MC was very low, and I topped it off. Now, some 3 weeks later, after
checking it daily, it is once again empty, seemingly overnight.
Very wet between the MC and the servo. In past years/cars, I have gone out
and
worked the brake pedal periodically to keep seals lubed and to avoid
shrinking. Didn't do it this year.
What's the likely culprit? Can I avoid a time-consuming, and painful MC/Servo
rebuild, do you suppose? Everything was dry and tight when I put her to bed
last October...
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on the subject.
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