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NEW wheel cylinders leaking
- Subject: NEW wheel cylinders leaking
- From: vdub.grego at gmail.com (Matt Gregory)
- Date: Sun Dec 5 18:01:45 2004
Ok, I've replaced my wheel cylinders in my '86 8v with new ones from
Autozone or somewhere local and all seemed fine. That is, until today
I noticed some wetness dripping down the inside of the tire and rim.
So I get under there with a flashlight and sure enough ... nice bright
blue brake fluid drips forming on the low part of the drum backing
plate on both sides.
I can't say it surprises me because the parts I got from my LAPS just
didn't feel like very high quality parts. The pistons didn't feel
like they were sealed all that well. Has anyone else run into this
problem? I can't imagine how I could have messed up the install. The
line ends were clean and they threaded into the cylinders well, so I
don't think there are any issues there. I haven't taken them all
apart again yet to see exactly where it's leaking but I'm 99.9%
certain that i'll find fluid coming from the boots.
Any advice? Order better quality parts from Adirondack or dealer?
Thanks,
matt.