A couple of weeks ago, I got in Gidget to go to the gym. I noticed something on the floor mat... which happened to be brake fluid.
It looks like the rebuilt master cylinder started failing. I didn't lose much--just a couple of capfuls--but it was enough to trash the paint on the entire pedal box assembly. I also noticed a slight leak at the clutch slave cylinder, which was new at the time but didn't hold up.
So out came the box, master and slave. I cleaned and repainted the box and pedals, and reassembled them. I replaced the master with a new unit this time, but I saved the old unit as it's a) rebuildable and b) an original Lockheed.
Everything went back in well, and once bled I have a nice and firm pedal for both brake and clutch. I did notice a small weep around the clutch pipe fitting, but hopefully I've solved that too.
I also took the opportunity to swap out the rotors and pads with new cross-drilled and vented units. They look nice and work well. Unfortunately, they still squeal...
