[s-cars] Brake fluid on drivers feet (or, how I drive with two left feet)

[Wylie Bean]

I knew that booster existed, but in driving up 29 through central VA and reading email I interpreted someone to say there was a (little(?) brake) cylinder somewhere in the footwell attached directly to the pedal, or somewhere close, not actually high up on the firewall. My gut feeling was that the only real likely possible source of brake fluid on the carpet was the clutch master cylinder or the line to it, since it IS right down there by the pedals and is actually inside the cabin, not in the engine bay.
Wylie Bean
TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:11:29 
To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com<theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
Cc: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com<s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>; Tom Green<trgreen at comcast.net>; S-CAR list<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Brake fluid on drivers feet (or,how I drive with two left feet)

The brake booster is actually between the brake master cylinder and the fire wall. It is bolted to an opening where the rod from the brake pedal passes through the fire wall, so it in theory could leak CHF on to the carpet. This would not be a very big problem as CHF is no more harmful than simple oil, though is does have a noticeable smell to it. Also the central hydraulic fluid reservoir has a fair capacity to it so topping it up before driving a reasonable distance is a viable option as long as it's a fairly small leak. Even if the CHF does run dry you don't completely lose the brakes as you would if this were a brake fluid problem, it just requires a big effort on the pedal to get the car stopped.

-Cody (mobile)

On Sep 11, 2010, at 10:00 AM, "Wylie Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> So am I dumb, or is the culprit the clutch master cylinder, or is there really a brake booster attached to the brake pedal up under there too that I totally missed when I changed my clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder?
> 
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
> Sender: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:10:00 
> To: Tom Green<trgreen at comcast.net>
> Cc: s-car list<s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Brake fluid on drivers feet (or,
>    how I drive with two left feet)
> 
> Ha! I'm most certainly of the same mindset. What with this little exchange, talk of painting a bit of cardboard/particle board to make a headliner, truck bed liner as an exterior paint job, and a few others I'm really getting worried about the future of some of our beloved EXPENSIVE GERMAN LUXURY PERFORMANCE cars. There's a difference between being resourceful to fix a car on a tight budget and just ruining the car.
> 
> -Cody (mobile)
> 
> On Sep 11, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Are you implying in some subtle manner that I may be a little testy?  : > )
>> 
>> I just hated to think of someone reading this exchange and trying to fix their own similar problem.
>> It kinda destroys any thought of "trusted sources" doesn't it?
>> 
>> Tom '95 S6  
>>         '95.5 S6 avant
>> Knoxville, TN
>> 
>> On Friday September 10, 2010, at 11:15 PM,  John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> So not as peaceful as my version, but yeah.. What he said ;-)
>>> 
>>> -Cody (mobile)
>>> 
>>> On Sep 10, 2010, at 11:04 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> What the hell??
>> 
>> 
>> 
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