Brake fluid leak from caliper

Mike

yeah, the caliper expands when it gets real hot and fluid seeps out around the threads of the bleeders.

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Jhill

Well enough people are saying this so it must be happening but it really does not make sense because the threads are not what seals the brake fluid in the braking system. If it were like a pipe thread then this would add up as the heat would cause the caliper to expand and then the tapered seal of the threads would loosen up and allow seepage. But the seal on a bleeder to caliper is a tapered seat so unless the seat is getting distorted which would be incredibly hard to do then even if the thread fit got looser the bleeder would have to physically back out for it to leak. Just doesn't add up.

flashgordon

I had the same issue in Monza



with sport package Akebono, Project Mu Pads, RBF600 and stainless tubes....

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Rusty

I know what you're saying. The caliper gets hot enough to distort around the seat. Allowing some fluid past. If you look at the pictures. The heat is traveling from the pistons, straight up to the bleeder area. If the bleeder area was about 1/4" higher or had more meat to the outside of it. We might not be talking about this.

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Jhill

Huh, I guess. Just what a weird issue, never seen that one. Looking at the pick holy crap hot spots all over that rotor lol, must have been pushing it.

Kamillio

I thought those were from the abs kicking in on the rear tires possibly, didn't have those on the front.


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