Hello,
I recently replaced the brake master cylinder (it was leaking from the rear near the firewall) on my 84 Rx7 with a brand new unit. Now, the new unit I replaced it with now looks like it is weeping brake fluid from the same area as the old one! I installed the new unit without bench bleeding (learned after the fact) but was still able to purge the air out of the lines. My question is, could not bench bleeding first damage the master cylinder? Or is this just bad luck? Either way I'll have to buy a new unit soon.
I recently replaced the brake master cylinder (it was leaking from the rear near the firewall) on my 84 Rx7 with a brand new unit. Now, the new unit I replaced it with now looks like it is weeping brake fluid from the same area as the old one! I installed the new unit without bench bleeding (learned after the fact) but was still able to purge the air out of the lines. My question is, could not bench bleeding first damage the master cylinder? Or is this just bad luck? Either way I'll have to buy a new unit soon.