86manche207 Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 replaced my master cylinder about a month ago and it is leaking now worse than the old one..... any thoughts? can i just rtv around the edge where its leaking? feel like this shouldn't happen since the thing is new.... thanks in advance.
Jackrabbit41 Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I had the same thing and it was my slave. If you replace one without the other one of them fails soon after due to different pressures. Make sure it doesn't get on your fuse box! If you have an internal good luck.
metrictonner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 If the leak is on the fusebox it is the master cylinder. If the leak is on the ground then it is the clutch line between the master cylinder and the throwout bearing.
Jackrabbit41 Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 If the leak is on the fusebox it is the master cylinder. If the leak is on the ground then it is the clutch line between the master cylinder and the throwout bearing. True but a bad slave can cause the master to have a small slow leak around the fuse box . I was told that by a local mechanic becuase right after I put in a brand new master, it started oozing
86manche207 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 It is leaking from the bottom of the master in the engine bay.
86manche207 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 It also looks like it could be leaking out of where the break line screws into the master.
yxmj Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 The leak at the line is caused by the connector being put in improperly... not seated....the flare at the end of the line should match the taper in the orifice and seat perfectly. The leak at the bottom might just be an illusion and its source is also coming from the connection point. Take the line off....make sure it is not stripped or damaged....put it back on correctly.... . :MJ 1: .
86manche207 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 The leak at the line is caused by the connector being put in improperly... not seated....the flare at the end of the line should match the taper in the orifice and seat perfectly. The leak at the bottom might just be an illusion and its source is also coming from the connection point. Take the line off....make sure it is not stripped or damaged....put it back on correctly.... . :MJ 1: . Pretty sure it's in there correctly I took the whole thing out yesterday and took the line off and put it back in and it worked. But it's raining out so I'll have to check it tomorrow.
xjrev10 Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Worst case, go buy a pre assembled and pre bled system and install. I've done it that way a few times and it's simple and works great. Little speedy but what is your time worth?
86manche207 Posted October 26, 2015 Author Posted October 26, 2015 Worst case, go buy a pre assembled and pre bled system and install. I've done it that way a few times and it's simple and works great. Little speedy but what is your time worth? where would i find a pre assembled system?
87MJTIM Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 What trans do you have - AX15, BA10, AX4/5? Do you have the internal or external slave (later AX15 and AX4/5)? AFAIK the pre bled systems are only for the external slave systems.
88whitemanche Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Worst case, go buy a pre assembled and pre bled system and install. I've done it that way a few times and it's simple and works great. Little speedy but what is your time worth? where would i find a pre assembled system? At any parts store....the 4.0 one is the same as the 2.5 external slave.... I recently tried using a set from the jy and ended up busting through 2 used sets of slave cylinders until I got the bleeding process correct.... But to save time and money it's best to buy the prebled system...
87MJTIM Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Check Rockauto. I looked up a 93 XJ, 2.5 clutch/master/slave assembly. Sachs SPH009 $120, plus shipping.
86manche207 Posted October 26, 2015 Author Posted October 26, 2015 Thanks for the advice I have the 2.8l v6 though.... And I took the whole thing apart on Saturday and drove it to the dump yesterday and to work today nothing too far and it doesn't seem to be leaking. Hopefully it's all good.
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