[6pack] Foreboding brake fluid leak -servo rebuild needed?

[Tom Note]

Pete: One other long shot.
I replaced my MC assy needlessly a few months ago from similar symptoms. It 
turned out that mine was leaking at the seal between the plastic fluid 
reservoir and the MC body. Servo was fine, but wet down the front.

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Kronberg" <pete_kronberg at yahoo.com>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:46 PM
Subject: [6pack] Foreboding brake fluid leak -servo rebuild needed?


> Folks,
>
> My '6 has been sitting all winter. I happened to notice that the rear well 
> of
> the MC was very low, and I topped it off. Now, some 3 weeks later, after
> checking it daily, it is once again empty, seemingly overnight.
>
> Very wet between the MC and the servo. In past years/cars, I have gone out 
> and
> worked the brake pedal periodically to keep seals lubed and to avoid
> shrinking. Didn't do it this year.
>
> What's the likely culprit? Can I avoid a time-consuming, and painful 
> MC/Servo
> rebuild, do you suppose? Everything was dry and tight when I put her to 
> bed
> last October...
>
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts on the subject.
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