Brake m/c

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

Well, I metioned a while back that my '77 Scout II has been leaking brake 
fluid ever since my trip to Seattle for the NWBinder Roundup in early 
August.. I had thought it might be the front passenger brake line, but 
apparently it was plain old oil (Scout drip?) from the motor..

Anyhow.. it now appears the master cylinder is leaking (interesting note: 
it was replaced the day before I bought the Scout).  It's not leaking 
where I would expect it to (output tubes, or the prop valve), but it 
appears to be leaking at the top.. between the tightly clamped "lid" and 
the main m/c unit.

Without taking a close look at it tonight, I'm wondering what my courses 
of action are.. It's certainly leaking somewhere around the m/c.. the 
streering column U-joint is covered in DOT3 fluid..

Can I buy just the cover, and will that do me any good?  Or are they 
something of a matched set.. ?

Just what I wanted to do.. be "forced" to work on my Scout as the dead of 
winter approaches! :)

-Tom Mandera, Helena MT
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout