[Healeys] leak

[john spaur]

Probably a cracked brake line at the flare. Steel lines can crack at 
the seam. If it is a steel line you can make it up By a line with 
flares then shape it and cut it to size and flare it or just buy a new line.
John

At 11:39 AM 11/7/2011 -0800, Mike Sinclair wrote:
>Need some opinions.  Have a brake fluid leak at a rear wheel.  Thought it was
>the cylinder, but on inspection, it is leaking from the fitting.  It is not
>leaking across the threads, but through the center of the fitting, coming out
>where the brake line enters.  I super-cleaned everything, but still leaks.
>Maybe the flare is damaged.  Any ideas?  Would it be worth just replacing the
>brake line?  Is that available easily?  I'd rather not replace the cylinder,
>of course, but maybe will have to.  Inconvenient not to have brakes.
>
>Mike
>BN2
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