Guys...
Last week i froze a caliper on my xj and had to replace it and the rotor... its been a week and i noticed brake fluid on the inside of my tire consistant with fluid that was comming out while driving (sprayed around the edge of the wheel)
the thing is the peddle was good and tight (not soft or spongey) if i had a leak would i feel it in the peddle? i dont remember what the fluid level was after bleeding them (i know i didnt top the master cylinder off because i was going to flush the brake system in a few days anyways) so im not sure if the level has dropped... I know A LOT of fluid went everywhere during the bleeding of the caliper becaue the hose popped off and it squirted all over the place so i do not know if this is fluid that has leaked or if its fluid thats been there.. I am going to clean everyhting down with brakclean and see if i notice any more fluid...
I am thinking and maybe someone knows this
the old caliper had one copper washer that went between the caliper and the brake hose..
the box had 2 of them... so i put one on each side of the hose (bolt ---> washer --> brake hose--->washer---> caliper) im thinking this was wrong since i have never seen 2 copper washers used before nad this may be my leak... any one know on that
the problem is i live in a high rise in the city and working on your car is a big no no so its a real pain to do anything
Last week i froze a caliper on my xj and had to replace it and the rotor... its been a week and i noticed brake fluid on the inside of my tire consistant with fluid that was comming out while driving (sprayed around the edge of the wheel)
the thing is the peddle was good and tight (not soft or spongey) if i had a leak would i feel it in the peddle? i dont remember what the fluid level was after bleeding them (i know i didnt top the master cylinder off because i was going to flush the brake system in a few days anyways) so im not sure if the level has dropped... I know A LOT of fluid went everywhere during the bleeding of the caliper becaue the hose popped off and it squirted all over the place so i do not know if this is fluid that has leaked or if its fluid thats been there.. I am going to clean everyhting down with brakclean and see if i notice any more fluid...
I am thinking and maybe someone knows this
the old caliper had one copper washer that went between the caliper and the brake hose..
the box had 2 of them... so i put one on each side of the hose (bolt ---> washer --> brake hose--->washer---> caliper) im thinking this was wrong since i have never seen 2 copper washers used before nad this may be my leak... any one know on that
the problem is i live in a high rise in the city and working on your car is a big no no so its a real pain to do anything