John,
Yes, that is most likely where it is going, into the servo. And, yes, it is
time for a rebuild or MC replacement. From my experience, I just dumped the
fluid out, checked the inside of the servo, which looked great inside, cleaned
the inside with soap and water, dried well, coated lightly with WD-40 then
reinstalled. I tried to rebuild the MC but my bore was pitted right under the
tipping valve and it didnt work so I ended up having to buy a new MC. Since
then the brakes have been wonderful. I would suggest taking the MC apart and
inspecting the bore before purchasing a rebuild kit. You may not be able to
rebuild the MC and if so you would save the cost of a rebuild kit.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: johncnorth@gmail.com
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 9:50 PM
Subject: Disappearing brake fluid
My front brakes are out and the fluid is empty. This happened once
before, a few months ago, no leaks apparent, so I figured I hadn't
checked it in a while and just refilled and bled them. It has been
OK for months, but now it's happened again. Could the fluid be
leaking into the servo? If so, would that indicate a master cylinder
rebuld? What about the servo, if that's where the fluid is, how
would I get it out?
Any help appreciated.
John North
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