brake fluid leak

[f40fanatic]

heya, im waiting for my car to be fixed on the 20th, new axles, and seeing as im not driving her, she has gone on strike and peed brake fluid all over the garage floor, its coming from the front middle, behind the steering rack, what is causing this? i dont really know what im looking at when i look underneath, all i know is the fluid resivior is empting rather quickly.....
Dave.

[126bis1997]

In my opinion its the master cylinder thats leaking. Could be the nuts that hold the ends of the copper pipes to the master cylinder. Always put the car on secure stands when jacking the front of the car for safety.