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**Getter-Done** · 08-27-2023, 04:43 PM

Once the Bail is snapped in, Can you move the lid with your hands?

If so, the bail needs more tension.

If the top surface is not smooth or has machining grooves in it that would cause a leak also.

08-27-2023, 04:43 PM	#2
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 7,817	Re: Brand new master cylinder leaking from the lid Once the Bail is snapped in, Can you move the lid with your hands? If so, the bail needs more tension. If the top surface is not smooth or has machining grooves in it that would cause a leak also. __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build