Aarrggg!

[Welsh1100]

Okay, I followed the steps for solving an issue with "sticking" front brakes on my 1979 "F" standard. While I did see sediment in the resevoir and I probed with a small wire...this solved nothing. However...when I loosened the bleed screw on the left side caliper I could hear the cylinder move back to rest. So far...no more locking of the front wheel. However...now my master cylinder seems to be "weeping" fluid from the base of the unit. When I disassembled the master cylinder I saw no gasket between the resevoir and the base. Just some crud which I carefully scraped off. I made sure I did not score or damage any of the sides. Why is it leaking brake fluid now?
Kevin

[CatatonicBug]

When you "probed with a small wire", did you actually find the Spooge hole? I took the piston out of the MC and stuck my finger in there while sticking a tiny sewing needle through the spooge hole, just to be sure I actually got it all the way through. Since my front MC is different from the '79, I don't know if there is supposed to be a gasket under your reservior. Have you taken the caliper apart and cleaned the ports in there? Lots of places in the system that can hold junk, and you need to be sure you clean them all. You can use the brake lever itself to get the piston out of the caliper, or just use compressed air from a nozzle pointed into the input hole on the caliper.