Brakes Help Brake Leak and Car is Hard to Stop

[dqureshi06]

so I took my 1989 mustang out for a small drive and I immediately noticed that the brakes were really soft and I had to apply a lot of force for the car to fully stop. Once I noticed this, I brought the car right back home and pushed on the brake a few times and heard some noises until it went away. I looked under the car and fluid is leaking. Is this a bad master cylinder or can it be multiple things?

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

It can be anywhere in the system.... Pull the wheel off and have someone pump the pedal while you look for the leak

 

[General karthief]

Prolly the flex line to the caliper, or the caliper itself.
It's ok, it will eventually stop.

 

[AeroCoupe]

You really want to wash that down as best you can because brake fluid will eat paint including the clear coat on your wheels.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I agree. track down the source of the leak and then put a hose on that.

 

[General karthief]

A little soap and water and that mess will clean right up, I would make sure you clean the caliper area too, then you can replace that leaking flex hose. Oh, and replace the other side too .