[T3] Brakes (was Leak under front driver side)

[Jacob Adam Schroeder]

Also, I thought I would add that the brake fluid coming out of the bleeder
valves looked and felt a lot like the stuff that I saw leaking from the
front end.  If that is the case, this means it could only be coming from
the master cylinder.  I plan on pulling that.

What do I look for on this in determining whether it is repairable or
whether I should replace it completely?

Thanks in advance,

Jacob

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Jacob Adam Schroeder <
jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will preface this post by saying that I was warned about this ...
>
> I am flushing my system to get rid of the 8 year old DOT 3.  Following the
> Bentley procedure, I drained the fluid out through the rear drums first.
> No problem (which surprised me seeing how much rust was there -- everything
> appeared to be one solid piece of rust).  Now onto the fronts.  The front
> driver side caliper had 2 bleeders -- an upper and a lower.  The lower was
> lacking the rubber plug on the end.  I tried to turn it, but it was covered
> in rust.  I shot it with some penetrating oil and let it sit.  About 10
> minutes later, I tried again.  As it started to turn, it all of a sudden
> broke loose -- breaking off the valve into the caliper housing.  Doh!  It
> didn't even spin because at no point through the rest of the process did
> fluid even trickle out of that valve.
>
> On the passenger side, that caliper only had 1 bleeder.  It also lacked a
> rubber plug, but I was able to turn it without breaking it.  I understand
> that my car should have both an upper and a lower bleeder.  All the DOT 3
> is now out.  Before I begin to refill, on to the questions:
>
> (1) Where's the best place to get a replacement caliper for my driver's
> side?
>
> (2) Should I replace the passenger side caliper as well since it does not
> appear to be the correct part (only 1 bleeder)?
>
> (3) Are the front rubber hoses readily available that I should just go
> ahead and replace these while I'm under there?
>
> (4) Anything else I should be concerned about?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jacob
>
>
>
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