On May 18, 9:38=A0pm, hillpc <hil...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Got a buddy of mine's 66 Mustang over here to troubleshoot no brakes,
> among other problems. =A0Manual drums. =A0Been sitting for several
years.
> Master cylinder empty, front drivers brakes all dirty and gunked up,
> looking oily, so I suspect wheel cylinder slight leak. No other
> obvious leak points, though the metal brake line going to the back
> looks so heavily rusted I wouldn't trust it, especially with the
> single reservoir master cylinder. =A0I put fluid in the old master
> cylinder and there's absolutely no pedal firmness, though I haven't
> bled any wheel cylinders yet. =A0I did let some fluid out the little
> allen plug on the front bottom of the master cylinder. =A0The brand new
> fluid immediately turned dirty opaque brown after pumping the brakes.
> And to top it all off, the rubber gasket will not fit back inside the
> cap now. =A0Do these things grow in size or is there some trick to
> installing them (and which way is up)? =A0My inclination at this point
> is to buy a new or rebuilt master cylinder and front drivers wheel
> cylinder. =A0Any comments?
I concur with the others. The entire brake system should be
replaced. If you replace just the master and wheel cylinders you will
be flu****ng crud from those rubber hoses and steel brake lines for a
long time and may have to re-replace the wheel cyliners.
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