John, What he is saying is that the fluid is leaking past the piston internally hence the the pedal is soft and goes to the floor, but the fluid is not getting past the external seals and thus not visible on the outside of the cylinder. Mark in AK BTDT ----- Original Message ----- From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:52 pm Subject: Re: Master Cylinder To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Jim, please take another look at what you just wrote and explain > it to > me. It kinda lost me. > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver X 2 > > Jim Felder wrote: > > > No, It can be bad and not leak. If you push on the pedal and it > doesn't> squirt out somewhere, it doesn't mean that the fluid is > not simply > > bypassing the piston, which may be work out completely. > > > > Jim > > > > On Feb 28, 2006, at 8:23 PM, Tim Kasher wrote: > > > >> I prove myself a beginner mechanic on this board all the > time.....and>> the > >> members remind me all the time in emails :)....but this ? may be > dumb>> but > >> here it goes. > >> > >> If I am leaking no brake fluid does this mean the master > cylinder is > >> OK? > >> > >> I have AT on a 91 carat. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > > > > > |
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