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Rear Master Cylinder leaking Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:14 am
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Hello,
This morning I discovered a small spot of brake fluid on the floor, just underneath the rear master cylinder.
After some investigation, I found out that it comes from the screw that retains the cylinder piston.
![Rear Master Cylinder leaking Rear_m11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/12/90/77/rear_m11.jpg)
The bolt was tightened with 7 Nm and for a reason or another it starts to leak.
Did I push the cylinder too deep (while applying brakes), damaging the screw thread and thus causing this leak?
Any suggestions how to solve this leak.
Are my brake pedal adjustments correct? I adjusted the screw in such way that it makes contact with the piston, without pressure on the piston. Or should I leave a gap of a few mm between piston and adjustment screw.
Need your advise.
Luk
This morning I discovered a small spot of brake fluid on the floor, just underneath the rear master cylinder.
After some investigation, I found out that it comes from the screw that retains the cylinder piston.
![Rear Master Cylinder leaking Rear_m11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/12/90/77/rear_m11.jpg)
The bolt was tightened with 7 Nm and for a reason or another it starts to leak.
Did I push the cylinder too deep (while applying brakes), damaging the screw thread and thus causing this leak?
Any suggestions how to solve this leak.
Are my brake pedal adjustments correct? I adjusted the screw in such way that it makes contact with the piston, without pressure on the piston. Or should I leave a gap of a few mm between piston and adjustment screw.
Need your advise.
Luk