Working on the rear brakes and the passenger side went well but the driver side is covered in oil/fluid. Ordered new cylinders and will replace both when they arrive. Just wondering if if the gurus out there agree this is brake fluid and not some driveshaft issue. The brown goo on the cylinder was a nice surprise. Thanks in advance
Hard to tell from the picture, but if there is nothing around the splined shaft, it is brake fluid mixed with a lot of water my guess. I have never seen brake fluid look like that. As for cylinders, you can get new ones for a Subaru Justy and they fit and work perfectly. Cheap on Rock Auto. They are 1/8" larger bore diameter, but no issues with that.
If you do replace the cylinder with the one from the Justy, I do suggest doing both sides at the same time so you do not run into any uneven braking.
Thanks for the replies. I’ll give it a good cleaning and replace cylinders then check on it in a month or two. I have added brake fluid once so my thinking is the cylinder. Sort of a new mechanic here so takes awhile to rattle around the brain and make sense. Thanks again.
Old, old brake fluid and it has a lot of water in it which made all the rust. Blow out your lines with brake cleaner and air as well. You probably need to do a full fluid replacement of the entire brake system to get it back to spec.
