Hello!

I have been stalking the forum for years but this is my first registered post.


I have a stock 92 RS 305 that hasn't been driven for a couple months. I took it for a spin and noticed that the brakes were pretty much gone until you hit the lower 1/3 of the pedal. Getting underneath the car I can see that the rear center flex hose that T's out along the axle is leaking pretty bad, (brake fluid reservoir is mostly empty oopsss). I have not messed with brake lines before, so I wanted to check the bleeder valves to make sure that I could actually open them and bleed the lines after I change anything. The passenger side bleeder valve has a lot of play, when I touch the brake line it moves what feels and looks like the whole wheel cylinder bleeder assembly in the drum. The driver side is solid. That can't be good? I can't really remember the last time that anything about this car felt normal as I have been driving the hell out of it for ten years (until recently) so I can't even recall how it should feel vs how it does feel, except that I definitely haven't had read brakes since it sat..


Do you think that means I need to replace the wheel cylinder? Has anyone encountered this sort of play?


Thanks for any thoughts!

 

Sounds like the clip that holds the cylinder in is missing on that side.

 

If those cylinders are pretty old and the car is not driven daily I'd replace both as a maintenance item. They sure do crust up and the pistons will seize and reduce braking that you might not notice. And since you're replacing the hose anyway now would be a good time to do this. New wheel cylinders are cheap too.

 

Ah that is totally it, thanks!

 

Looks like I will be replacing them both to be safe. thanks for the insights