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Old 06-13-2006, 03:04 PM
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Brake Fluid Cap Warping? Anyone else?

Has anyone else experienced the Brake Fluid cap warping? I've gone through two now and while it's a the dealership getting a whole list of stuff fixed I'm having them look at this.

You can look at it and see where it's warping along with some brake fluid residue. Just wondering if anyone has this problem with their rig?

I've got a 2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500 600 Cummins 4x4
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Has anyone else experienced the Brake Fluid cap warping? I've gone through two now and while it's a the dealership getting a whole list of stuff fixed I'm having them look at this.

You can look at it and see where it's warping along with some brake fluid residue. Just wondering if anyone has this problem with their rig?

I've got a 2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500 600 Cummins 4x4

No one has had this problem with their trucks? As stated this is my second one to go through and I hardly EVER tow anything...
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I am surprized there hasn't been some response to this question. I have read before on here about some guys drilling a small pin hole in the cap to relieve pressure. Apparently it was/is a common problem for some. As far as I can tell, there has been no problem with mine.........but I do remember reading about that before. Hopefuly somebody will chime in soon with more input. Good luck.
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I can't imagine drilling a hole in the cap to the atmosphere to allow all that nice humid air to be absorbed by your brake fluid. It is meant to be a sealed system for a reason.
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Originally Posted by TexasCTD
I am surprized there hasn't been some response to this question. I have read before on here about some guys drilling a small pin hole in the cap to relieve pressure. Apparently it was/is a common problem for some. As far as I can tell, there has been no problem with mine.........but I do remember reading about that before. Hopefuly somebody will chime in soon with more input. Good luck.
The drilling of the pin hole was in the power steering pump cap to relieve pressure and keep the cap from blowing off in some cases. The first I have heard of a warping master cylinder cap was your situation.
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Any idea's of what might be causing it??
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Originally Posted by rammtuff
I can't imagine drilling a hole in the cap to the atmosphere to allow all that nice humid air to be absorbed by your brake fluid. It is meant to be a sealed system for a reason.

Duhhhhhhh I was very tired when I typed that! I had power steering pump cap on my mind. And, he was referring to brake fluid cap. Please disregard my first post!
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