I could quite happily have done an apprenticeship in auto repairs many years ago, but alas I did other things. A few years back I volunteered at a motor museum, they restored old trucks and vans from any time but seemed to like the 1950s models. I did computer work, rather than the restoration though!
I got the new brake cylinder this morning, the bleed nut is 1mm bigger than the old one and my 8mm spanner has gone walk about, so I put the cylinder on knowing I couldn't bleed it today. After the cylinder went on I could see a leak from the nut that is going in from the brake line. It appears that it wasn't leaking from the bleed nut at all but from there. I really wish I'd put my glasses on to check where that leak was coming from
LOL
I'm now looking for a brake line nut...do they have some kind of rubber seal to prevent the fluid from leaking out? It doesn't look like they would ever be water tight!
I got the new brake cylinder this morning, the bleed nut is 1mm bigger than the old one and my 8mm spanner has gone walk about, so I put the cylinder on knowing I couldn't bleed it today. After the cylinder went on I could see a leak from the nut that is going in from the brake line. It appears that it wasn't leaking from the bleed nut at all but from there. I really wish I'd put my glasses on to check where that leak was coming from
I'm now looking for a brake line nut...do they have some kind of rubber seal to prevent the fluid from leaking out? It doesn't look like they would ever be water tight!