May 26, 201610 yr Just thought I would share. I am fitting a new disk and pads to my 2001. I would have rebuilt the caliper, but the supplier forgot to order it. When I pushed back the pistons, I noticed that there was seepage from the hose connecting the reservoir to the master cylinder. I believe that this was the main factor to 'loosing' my rear brake continually. The hose is most likely also the original, but it seems odd that there is no clip to pinch the hose onto the fitting.
May 27, 201610 yr Pipe to the reservoir is not a pressure line, all it does is keep the master cylinder topped up as the pads wear and the Pistons move forward. A leak from this line will not give you a problem with brake performance.
May 30, 201610 yr If the reservoir was full prior to pushing the pistons back, the excess fluid will have been forced past the loosest hose connection...
May 31, 201610 yr I had a leak in the line once on my gg. The shock had hit it I think. Gives problems with air in the system on the long run.
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