I have a small amount of brake fluid seeping from the
rearmost seal between the reservoir and the master cylinder.
Are the seals that sit in the top of the master cylinder
available anywhere apart from in the full master cylinder
rebuild kit, please? I’ll buy the full seal kit if I have
to but it seems an awful waste when all I need is one seal!
David W.–
David Womby 78 XJ6L 5speed
Mount Dora, Florida, United States
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In reply to a message from Dwomby sent Fri 11 Sep 2009:
Go to NAPA, they have all the ‘‘O’’ rings you need.
I’m sure you have one of those in florida.
Walter--
The original message included these comments:
I have a small amount of brake fluid seeping from the
rearmost seal between the reservoir and the master cylinder.
Are the seals that sit in the top of the master cylinder
available anywhere apart from in the full master cylinder
rebuild kit, please? I’ll buy the full seal kit if I have
In reply to a message from Dwomby sent Fri 11 Sep 2009:
Sometimes, the holes become elongated where the retaining pins go
through to hold down the reservoir. In that case, even new seals
don’t always stop the leak. An effective, if not too pretty trick
is to secure a long plastic zip tie around the reservoir and master
cylinder in the center between the two ports. This will apply
pressure to hold the reservoir tightly to the m/c and puts the
seals into a little bit of compression. I ran one that way for
years with no leaks.–
The original message included these comments:
I have a small amount of brake fluid seeping from the
rearmost seal between the reservoir and the master cylinder.
Are the seals that sit in the top of the master cylinder
available anywhere apart from in the full master cylinder
rebuild kit, please? I’ll buy the full seal kit if I have
to but it seems an awful waste when all I need is one seal!
In reply to a message from John Testrake sent Sat 12 Sep 2009:
Replaced the master yesterday and the rear master to reservoir
seal, leaked every bit of fluid out slowly over 24 hours…
Nothing seemed to stop the leak, the zip tie trick worked.
The bottom of the original 1984 reservoir is deformed just a
small amount and that must be restricting a good seal on the
rear inlet to the master. This work for time being…–
Cordts
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