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Originally Posted by dmason08
Hello,
I think I may have found it, maybe someone could tell me if I am right, it appears to be right next and slight behind the Brake Master Cyclinder? (towards the driver). Of is that a slave cyclinder to the brakes? What ever it is, it is just about empty, so I am thinking that is it. There is a RED line exiting the bottom of this cyclinder, so I am thinking this is it.
Darin
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That sounds like it.
Almost empty is not a good sign. I bet that if you get under your car, and check the slave cylinder (assuming that you can get to it from below), you will find fluid on the outside of the slave. A common check is to pull the rubber boot off the cylinder (it should "grip" the rod and snap over the end of the cylinder). If there is fluid in there, then the slave cylinder seal is leaking. You can replace the cylinder, or rebuild it. Rebuilding it will pretty much consist of removing the cylinder, and removing the piston in the cylinder. The piston will have a rubber seal on it. Rebuilding it consists of removing and replacing the rubber seal and putting things back together. Then you bleed the system.
You have to get to the slave cylinder to bleed the system in any case - it sounds like you may have gotten air in the system ("the fluid is almost empty"). If it's dry down there, it may just need topping off and bleeding.
Good luck!