Rear Cylinder Leaking Brake Fluid

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

after refitting my rear beam i have noticed some leakage from the union on the rear drum cylinders.

 

the bloke who made up the brake lines asked me if i had the right unions (he said older pugs had larger size ones??) i said no the std ones are fine (same as the rest of the system). is this correct or are they adifferent fitting?

 

i'm not sure on the size but i have used the same size as the rest of the system, could it be i have just not tightened them up enough?

[Anthony 1,002]

1.6 GTi cylinders are standard M10x1.

 

Base model cylinders are something larger - not exactly sure, but something like M12 I'd guess.

 

If it's leaking at the union, are you sure that brake pipes have been made correctly and that they're tight enough?

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

Ditto, the only other possibility, are you 100% they are 10x1 (this is the correct term, not M10 x 1) and not 3/8" UNF- these are used on older cars, Minis etc, and are close enough to 10x1 that they will screw in, but are sloppy and not a good fit.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

tbh lads i aint got an effing clue?

i got under today and gave em another half turn or so and i'll see how this goes.