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Brakes
Brake Master Cylinder
Your brake master cylinder
is
here.
It
is filled
with
DOT-3
brake fluid.
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There are only two reasons why the brake fluid level
in
your master cylinder
might
go
down. The first is that
the
brake fluid goes down
to
an acceptable
level during normal brake lining wear. When new linings are put
in,
the
fluid level goes back
up.
The other reason
is
that fluid is leaking out of the
brake system.
If
it
is,
you
should have your brake system fixed, since
a
leak
means that sooner or later your brakes won’t
work
well,
or won’t work at
all.
So,
it
isn’t a
good
idea
to
“top
off”
your
brake fluid. Adding brake fluid
won’t correct a leak.
If
you
add fluid when your linings are worn, then
you’ll have
too
much fluid when you get new brake linings. You should add
(or remove) brake fluid, as necessary, only when work is done on
the
brake
hydraulic system.
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Refer to the Maintenance Schedule
to
determine when to check your brake
fluid. See “Periodic Maintenance Inspections’’
in
the Index.