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The whitish beads are probably residue of red grease used to lubricate=
=0Athe boot area and fittings. The "rust" color is old brake fluid=0A(pr=
obably originally Castrol Amber.) The clear liquid is hopefully=0Agood C=
astrol LMA brake fluid and not water. Clean and flush is a for=0Asure. B=
rake fluid, being hydrophylic loves water intrusion.=0AI am doing a seri=
es of articles about Healey brakes in upcoming issues=0Aof Austin-Healey=
Magazine which may/or may not be of interest to you.=0AThe second insta=
llment is about rebuilding the master cylinder, but=0Athe third is about=
rebuilding the booster canister. I think these=0Aitems are all in a Hea=
ley owners future maintainence program. I could=0Anot believe the condit=
ion of my booster! Hank=0A=0A=09----------------------------------------=
-From: "R. Lindsay via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Healey List"=0ACc: =0ASent: Mo=
nday March 15 2021 12:08:57PM=0ASubject: [Healeys] Rear Wheel Brake Cyli=
nder=0A=0A Listers -=0A=0A The right rear cylinder on my 67 BJ8 has a sm=
all leak and I am going=0Ato replace it. When I removed it, I noticed se=
veral small=0Awhitish/clear =E2=80=9Cbeads=E2=80=9D on and around the un=
it.=0A=0A As I drained the fluid, I noticed, at the beginning, the fluid=
had=0Arust in it. As it continued to flow, the liquid turned clear with=
the=0Aviscosity of water. Thereafter, it looked like clean fluid.=0A=0A=
1. Does the fluid show any additional issues I should look into?=0A 2.=
What do the small beads represent?=0A=0A I will flush the system before=
I refill the reservoir, bleed the=0Abrakes and get back on the road.=0A=
=0A Thank you in advance!!=0A=0A Price Lindsay=0A=0A Cell: 630-841-6300=
=0A Email: 050.rpl@gmail.com=0A=0A Sent from my iPhone=0A ______________=
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<html><body>The whitish beads are probably residue of red grease used to=
lubricate the boot area and fittings. The "rust" color is old brake flu=
id (probably originally Castrol Amber.) The clear liquid is hopefully go=
od Castrol LMA brake fluid and not water. Clean and flush is a for sure.=
Brake fluid, being hydrophylic loves water intrusion.<div><br></div><di=
v>I am doing a series of articles about Healey brakes in upcoming issues=
of Austin-Healey Magazine which may/or may not be of interest to you. T=
he second installment is about rebuilding the master cylinder, but the t=
hird is about rebuilding the booster canister. I think these items are a=
ll in a Healey owners future maintainence program. I could not believe t=
he condition of my booster! Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-si=
gnature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "R.=
Lindsay via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Healey List"<br>C=
c: <br>Sent: Monday March 15 2021 12:08:57PM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Rear=
Wheel Brake Cylinder<br><br>=0AListers -<br><br>=0AThe right rear cylin=
der on my 67 BJ8 has a small leak and I am=0Agoing to replace it. When I=
removed it, I noticed several small=0Awhitish/clear =E2=80=9Cbeads=E2=
=80=9D on and around the unit.<br><br>=0AAs I drained the fluid, I notic=
ed, at the beginning, the fluid had=0Arust in it. As it continued to flo=
w, the liquid turned clear with=0Athe viscosity of water. Thereafter, it=
looked like clean fluid.<br><br>=0A1. Does the fluid show any additiona=
l issues I should look=0Ainto?<br>=0A2. What do the small beads represen=
t?<br><br>=0AI will flush the system before I refill the reservoir, blee=
d the=0Abrakes and get back on the road.<br><br>=0AThank you in advance!=
!<br><br>=0APrice Lindsay<br><br>=0ACell: 630-841-6300<br>=0AEmail: 050.=
rpl@gmail.com<br><br>=0ASent from my iPhone<br>=0A______________________=
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