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Sealent use with brake fluid 1 Attachment(s)
I have one of the remote reservoirs for underside of the car and it leaks, I have talked to the manufacture and they sent another on and it leaks also. I tried seal all and no luck. Do you know of a sealant or RTV that can be use with brake fluid. I have enclosed a picture of one not the same company that I got mine but look like it. maybe I should just buy there's . Thanks Jerry |
Re: Sealent use with brake fluid Where exactly is it leaking do you have pictures?
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid It has a thick rubber gasket that fit between the master cylinder and top cap. It is dripping around the rubber gasket and top cap. Thanks jerry
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid It is more like it seeps out around the rubber seal and you get drop running down the master cylinder. I can try and take a picture tomorrow but I don't think it will show anything it so slow, Jerry
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid Was going to ask how close to the top were you filling it, but then realized the picture shows a remote fill system, so I guess this was a useless post by me!!!
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid 1 Attachment(s)
Is the top cap metal or plastic? You might want to try to bend the bails a bit so that they press harder against the cap. Jack E/NJ
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid I don't see that design working that well ,should have mutable fixings like a pan gasket
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid Ohh boy I don't think that's a good idea at all with that type of M / cyl ..
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid If your using DOT 5, nothing will stop the leak in that setup.
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid 2 Attachment(s)
Had a similar situation and made my own remote fill cover that tightened down using threaded rod and aluminum plate.
Needless to say, it never leaked again. ( THE SYSTEM IS USING DOT 5 ) https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...7&d=1518777888 https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...8&d=1518777888 |
Re: Sealent use with brake fluid i have that set up shown on the first post. it has never leaked a drop. i am using dot 5. may be the top of the master cylinder is uneven.
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid If it is a rebuilt master cylinder they get tumbled to clean them and may have small imperfections on the gasket surface?
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid it is the aluminum top and I am just going to by the new set up I show in the picture and try that one. I am using Dot 3 brake fluid. thanks jerry
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid I wouldn't think the aluminum top and/or gasket would be the issue. It is a lot more likely that the top of the master cylinder would be where the problem would be. The master cylinder is not designed to have a seal with the fluid level all the way to the top and also under some pressure. It is going to have to have a good sealing surface on the master cylinder and then enough clamping pressure on the cover to get a good seal.
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid Use a master cylinder that's designed to use a remote reservoir.
The master cylinder shown in the original post is not such a design. As noted by JSeery, it's not designed to have fluid above its machined cap surface. http://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylinde...ter%20Cylinder |
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Re: Sealent use with brake fluid OK thanks for the info. Jerry
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