Brake Woes

[jclarkey]

Well, I was able to sneak away in the car when I got home from work today. Seems like everything is holding up nicely. The brakes didn't seem to soft, but were not super firm either. I did a couple of "hard stops" to put some stress on them and the car stopped nicely! Might bleed the lines again this weekend just to make sure all the air is out.

The only thing that is not working is the parking brake. I hooked everything back up as I found it but they still don't seem to be engaging. Any thoughts? The car goes in this week to the mechanics to get the muffler replaced so I will have him take a look at the tension. Maybe I just didnt get it tight enough when I re-installed everything.

[jclarkey]

Well the car is back up on the jacks again. Noticed a little puddle of brake fluid on the floor the other day and it is still leaking. Don't have time to pull the tires off tonight but hopefully it is just a loose bleeder. Any other thoughts on what to look for?

[RRoller123]

Crack in the line, piston seal possibly.

[jclarkey]

Ok, so I popped the wheel of tonight and had the wife (bless her heart) pump the brakes as I watched to see if I could source the leak. Not sure if it is the source but the bleeder was definitely leaking a bit with each pump. Could it be that simple?