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brake failure octopus 200

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posted by  lucid on  Thu Mar 18 02:11 CST 2004
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Suggest cleaning the octopus area thoroughly with Brake Cleaner, to be 100% sure the leak is there. If it's leaking fom the warning switch, the O-rings are probably shot (see picture below). Fluid should never reach the switch plunger otherwise.

Contrary to other posts, I have successfully rebuilt two of these by installing new O-rings. Getting it free is the hard part. To rebuild or not depends on your time, skills, and finances.

The picture is from the Brickboard Gallery, courtesy of Randy Starkie.
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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current) — 240s (one V8) — 140s — 122s — since '63.







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