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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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I PUT NEW BREAKS IN BACK...BLEED THEM...GOT PRETTY GOOD. THEN WEEK LATER BACK MASTER CLYNDER EMTY AGAIN...WHAT THE HECK...VETTE GUYS.......NEED HELP FAST.......THANK YOU !
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Well start by trying to figure out where its leaking from!
Rear master cylinder half is for the rear wheels , take them off and see if you have some
brake liquid everywhere!
If its not at the wheels follow the brake hoses till you find a wet patch...
Once you located where its coming from fix it!
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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With that much fluid going somewhere the leak should be easy to find. Find it and fix it.
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by gordonm
with that much fluid going somewhere the leak should be easy to find. Find it and fix it.
ok last week bleeder on driverside snap off with some of cailbrator connected to it.......so i replaced only outside half.....so i didn't break the break hoses, because they are rounded....but it is leaking not from the hose's ...right down the middle, ok ol vetee wizards where is the leak coming from the side i didn't change...inner half ?
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by stingmanaero
ok last week bleeder on driverside snap off with some of cailbrator connected to it.......so i replaced only outside half.....so i didn't break the break hoses, because they are rounded....but it is leaking not from the hose's ...right down the middle, ok ol vetee wizards where is the leak coming from the side i didn't change...inner half ?
What?

Could you try that again in a more understandable way?
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Change the caliper with a rebuilt, and your BRAKES will not be broken.
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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You should really change the whole caliper - not just one half. That would also be a good time to replace the hose since it has a rounded head where the wrench would make contact. Problem would be solved! Since you are doing one side, it would make perfect sense to do the other side as well. Happy motoring!
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Originally Posted by glackore
You should really change the whole caliper - not just one half. That would also be a good time to replace the hose since it has a rounded head where the wrench would make contact. Problem would be solved! Since you are doing one side, it would make perfect sense to do the other side as well. Happy motoring!
your right, if your doing it ........di it right !
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You might have a power booster full of fluid.
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