Brake fluid leak from Master cylinder.

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Brake fluid leak from Master cylinder.

Post by LLcoolJames » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:12 pm

I have a brake fluid leak from the master cylinder area on my 2003 sxt. It looks like its coming from where the lines go into the master cylinder. It looks like the brake lines screw into a larger fitting which is then threadded into the Master, which is where I suspect the leak to be coming from. My other 2003 sxt which is an abs car does not have the middleman fitting. Has anyone run into this before? My brake pedal feels great, never drops, I just have to fill the resivoir every month or so.

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Post by occasional demons » Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:28 pm

If the adapter looks like this:
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that would be the proportioning valves
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Post by LLcoolJames » Fri Feb 06, 2015 6:34 pm

thats the one. Can I pull it off and put a new o ring in place or do I need to buy the whole valve?

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Post by occasional demons » Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:50 pm

If you can get a proper o ring, you could probably do that.

Chrysler doesn't sell it separately.

5015181AA VALVE-PROPORTIONING List Price:$65.00

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... A&_sacat=0

Some, maybe all new master cylinders from parts stores come with proportioning valves installed. It may be better/cheaper overall to just get a whole new master cylinder.
Bill
Olha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCM
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester

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