I have a small brake fluid leak dripping out of the bell housing, it makes a medium size puddle on the ground after driving it. The slave cylinder looks dry from the outside. There is a small hole in the bottom of the bell housing where the fluid is comming from. Any suggestions where it could be comming from.

Thanks
Chris

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Chris
Ventura, CA
78 240D 4 Speed- 169,200- Sold
84 300D Euro- 190,500
02 New Beetle TDI- 75,000- Sold
06 Liberty CRD- 95,000

I think I would just change out the slave. Its an easy job.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

It may look like it is coming from inside the bell housing, but there is nothing hydraulic in there at all. If you cannot see where the leak is coming from, I would suspect the slave cyl as these take a beating.

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