Brakes
Brake Master Cylinder
Your brake master cylinder is here. It
is
filled with
DOT-3
brake fluid.
e
fluid
is
leaking out
of
the brake system.
If
it
is, you
should have your brake system fixed, since a leak means
that sooner or later your brakes won’t work well, or
won’t work at
all.
So,
it
isn’t
a
good idea
to
‘itop
off’
your brake fluid. Adding brake fluid won’t correct a
leak.
If
you add fluid when your linings are worn, then
you’ll have too much fluid when you get new brake
linings.
You
should add (or remove) brake fluid, as
necessary, only when work is done on the brake
hydraulic system.
There are only two reasons why
the
brake fluid level
in
your master cylinder might go down. The first is that the
brake fluid goes down
to
an acceptable level during
normal brake lining wear. When new linings are put
in,
the fluid level goes back up. The other reason
is
that
When your brake
fluid
falls
to
a low level, your brake
warning light
will
come on.
A
chime
will
sound
if
you
try to drive
with
this warning
light
on. See “Brake
System Warning Light”
in
the Index.
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