Prepare yourself for some nastiness. I recently did the 505. It was under both the
front and the back floorboards on the driver's side. I pulled the seat out, which was
not bad, but I had to have the Torx 3/8, I forget which number, and also a 1/4"
shorty ratchet for the bolt in the front. Craftsman has them cheap- they're just a
ratchet that holds a 1/4" hex bit. Gotta have it.
Now my bolts are never-siezed. One thing about the seats- keep track of and
replace the things at the bottom (under the car) that reinforce the seat. You don't ever
want to accidentally leave them off, then need them someday. They hold the seat
belts, too.
Seats out- lift carpet. Yuck. The factory foam is saturated and heavy. That gets torn
off and placed into trash bag, or preferably, placed on some oil-dry, then the trash
bag.
After you get that out, there might be some puddles of brake fluid. I threw an towel
on them to get the worst of it. I put a coat of straight Lestoil on the metal and the
rubberized coating on the carpet. Rubber gloves are in order! Brushed and sponged
it around a little. I then rolled the hose over, plugged in the shop vac, and, rinsed.
And rinsed. Then, the carpet got carpet shampoo. Did I mention the tylenols and
beer?
I have a Vornado fan w/heat which works wonders, but I suppose that any fan would
do. I got everything bone dry (long time), and put everything back.
Go new cylinders. I think. I know very little about 604's. You might want to pull on
Brian Holm's coat.
-bd
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Nick <elists@j...> wrote:
> That's it! The clutch master is leaking onto the floor under the
> dashboard. It looks like it is pretty hard to get at for
> repair/replacement. Any tips? Is there any source for one new or should
> I try to rebuild it? What's the best way to clean up brake fluid?
> Nick
>
>
>
> Mike Aube wrote:
> > Into the brake booster. Remove the two nuts holding the master cylinder to
> > the booster and pull it back or away from the booster, if that's leaking, it
> > will be damp. The clutch master could be leaking into the car also, you can
> > check it by looking under the steering column where the clutch pushrod goes
> > in, you may have to remove the lower cover if it won't flex enough to let
> > you have a look.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nick" <elists@j...>
> > To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:00 PM
> > Subject: [Peugeot-L] vanishing brake fluid
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>My 1982 604TD is mysteriously loosing brake fluid. It is a very slow
> >>leak and I can't find any evidence of leakage anywhere. I have checked
> >>all around the master cylinder, around the clutch master cylinder (as
> >>well as I could), all the calipers, the hoses, the junction under the
> >>master cylinder, the clutch slave cylinder and the rear brake
> >>proportioning valve - I can't see any sign of leakage around any of
> >>these places. The brake are functioning normally and if I push down on
> >>the pedal really hard with the engine running it is firm and doesn't
> >>drop even when I hold it there for a minute. I checked the pipes too,
> >>and as much as I can see them, they seem fine. I haven't noticed any
> >>leakage on the ground either. Where could my brake fluid be going to?
> >>
> >>Nick
> >>
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