| Rjscharer |
11-12-2014 05:00 PM |
Wildwood remote reservior leak
Put a Wildwood remote clutch reservoir in last month. Noticed a large
puddle on my garage floor and traced it to a leak around the o ring at the
base of the reservoir bowl. Anybody else have this and how did you eliminate
it?
Thanks
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| madmaxx |
11-13-2014 06:14 AM |
poor design. remove top of reservoir, clean o-ring surfaces, coat o-ring with "seal all" reassemble and it will never leak again. seal all is impervious to brake fluid.
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| lovehamr |
11-13-2014 06:32 AM |
I've used quite a few Wilwood M/Cs with the plastic res. and have never had a leak there. Was the plastic neck heated before it was installed on the M/C? Is the clamp in place and tight? If it was forced onto the M/C without heating maybe the o-ring got mangled? Just seems weird man.
Steve
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| Dwight |
11-13-2014 06:46 AM |
I agree, poor design
I have several of them on the back shelf that leaked.
I changed the ones in my GT 40 to metal ones because of leaks..
Dwight
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwight
(Post 1325883)
I agree, poor design
I have several of them on the back shelf that leaked.
I changed the ones in my GT 40 to metal ones because of leaks..
Dwight
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All three of mine leaked. It seems to be a very common problem. I threw them in the trash and used CNC ones from Forte. |
| Tom Cimino |
11-13-2014 07:54 AM |
The wire clamp that comes with the reservior can cut or crack the plastic neck. I swapped the wire clamp with a hose clamp when I replaced the reservior on my M/C.
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| Rick Parker |
11-13-2014 09:46 AM |
If the "O" ring gets "nicked" while installing reservoir or if the clamp is over tightened this can happen. Mine have been on a LONG time with no issues? Just saying......
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| jimbo01 |
11-19-2014 08:36 AM |
I took a look at the Forte master cylinder. Not sure how one would mount this is in a Backdraft car unless they have one not on their web site. I am looking for a metal one to use with the Wilwood clutch cylinder using a remote reservoir to use AN 4 stainless line. I have looked at several but not sure which to purchase yet.
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| cbreez |
11-19-2014 11:24 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by lovehamr
(Post 1325882)
I've used quite a few Wilwood M/Cs with the plastic res. and have never had a leak there. Was the plastic neck heated before it was installed on the M/C? Is the clamp in place and tight? If it was forced onto the M/C without heating maybe the o-ring got mangled? Just seems weird man.
Steve
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Agreed... |
| Rjscharer |
11-20-2014 08:05 AM |
Used All Seal as was suggested here with a new o ring. Problem solved....no more
fluid seeping out.
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