Actually, it is very typical for more than one hydraulic component to fail
at the same time. Maybe it's because all the rubber parts have a similar
working lifetime, maybe it's because they were all subject to the same
stresses and environmental factors, or maybe because someone topped off with
the wrong fluid. But if a wheel cylinder goes bad, I replace both, and the
rear hose, and inspect the rest of the system. If I'm replacing the MC, I
replace all the hoses, and inspect the rest. It's just the way it goes...
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 7/4/07 9:02 AM, Rabeys@aol.com at Rabeys@aol.com wrote:
> i checked the rear cyclinders, and the rear driver's side one is bad. i
> should have known, because the inner wheel was coated in grime as well as the
> drum etc and inside is also wet and gunky. my own fault for not checking,
> but
> sometimes i still have that wishful thinking that only one thing will be
> wrong at a time. i just wasnt sure because the car sat about 9 months and i
> kept
> thinking it was old grime and probably from an old rear differential
> problem. i checked the other side and it's dry on the outside. not taking
> it off
> at this time because i see that a screw that needs to come out is all messed
> up and i dont want to deal with that today.
>
> i guess its just coincidence that they both went bad at the same time? i
> know for sure the MC was bad because it was dripping on me. So far it seems
> ok...and "brim" was prob the wrong word to use when i said how I filled it.
> I
> usually fill it until the divider is covered for both compartments but not to
> the very, very top.
>
> So I'm going to clean it up today, but I think it was Marc that reminded me
> of those pesky C clamps and I think those might drive me over the edge right
> now. I just want to drive my damn car. Have a feeling this might be time
> for a professional. Don't want to mess with my breaks. Of course, I think I
> will be looking at some old receipts, because I would swear I had some break
> work done when I had a new tranny put in. Or maybe I just dont want to know!
>
> Thanks, Steph
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