Leaky Cam Covers?

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

Is the brake fluid leaking down the front of the booster, like leaving a trail from the center, rear of the M/C???


Jeff, not to be nosey, but have you done a bias spring & s/s lines?

The "leaking" M/C may not be leaking at all. When I did the s/s lines & bias spring to my 90 I suddenly had to replace my "leaking" M/C. Long story short, take out some fluid to below the "full" mark and just above the "ADD" mark. Clean up all the spillage and retest.

I did the spring at the same time as the s/s lines so I do not know which is the reason that the geyser forms in the reserviors. It took a mirror proped up so I could watch from the driver's seat as I pushed the pedal. On the release after the pump I could see the geysers in the fluid's surface. I just couldn't believe that the fluid could escape, but with the caps on & bleeding the system and keeping the fluid up to the full mark between pumps. I found the fluid trail down the outside of both reserviors, on to the M/C body and then down the body to the booster & down the front of the booster so it looked like a M/C leak. I had noticed the geysers when bench bleeding the M/C, but I didn't think much of it.....dumb a$$ that I am

TOm, you are not being nosey at all..

Yes the leak is down the back of the master at the booster.. I do not have the Bias spring. I do have SS lines, but not installed yet, I also have a small leak at the RR Caliper.. was this way when I got it, I swapped Cailpers and problem still is there, I will replace the cailpers again (due to a Parking brake problem) and install the SS lines. I figures, while apart I might as well do the Master..

As for thr Cam cover leaks, I am goign to take some pictures to show where the leak is, it migh just be the dowty washers, and if I don't have to pull the covers great, but I would like to make them match the plenum (color wise)