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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 02:24 PM
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Leaking brake master cylinder

I have brake fluid leaking from the power brake unit (large circular black object on firewall) and it looks like some from the brake master cylinder.
When i drive my car i dont notice any great decrease in braking performance but i wanted to know what i should do about it and how to fix it.
It seems like a very slow leak.
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 03:24 PM
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More than likely the master cylinder is leaking. Replace or rebuild is the fix.

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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 03:37 PM
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try putting zip ties around the entire thing, like the reservoir and cylinder and tighten it down. It might stop the leak, if not rebuild or new one.
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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Is it hard to rebuild the brake master cylinder?
It seems the best option since the kits seem to go for like 40 bucks.

Also one other question, im not sure if my TII has ABS. Where do i check to make sure.
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