Manual trans leak?

I just purchased a used 1995 Celica. Love it, stick shift, fun to drive. Definitely a nice upgade from my '90 Celica. I believe there was a gentleman named Roy on here that helped me MANY times with repairs and issues and what not. Is he still around...?

ANYWAY...

I have noticed a drip when I park the car after driving for a short period. It does not appear to be oil and I checked the brake lines and all of those seem fine. Pads and shoes are also A-OK. I have noticed that the brake fluid reservoir seems to get low. In fact, it seems like it is losing more and more fluid as the days go on.

With there not being a noticeable brake fluid leak anywhere, is it possible that the brake fluid reservoir and the transmission fluid are some how tied together? I want to say that the leak seems to be coming from the CV joint (almost at the center of the engine bay, near a rubber boot).

The car does have a warranty but I want to know what kind of "specialist" to take it to.

Any further assistance would be great. Thanks!

I don't know Roy, but Ray is still around!

If you have a manual transmission, there will be two reservoirs mounted on the firewall in front of the driver; one is the brake fluid reservoir and will have the larger diameter black metal vacuum booster for the brakes, and the other is for the hydraulic clutch system. Both systems use brake fluid, which is almost transparent when new and turns yellowish as it ages.

The hydraulic clutch system has a clutch master cylinder on the firewall next to the brake master cylinder, and a slave cylinder mounted near the transmission bell housing. If the slave cylinder is leaking, it might dribble on to the CV joint boot. If the fluid level gets low enough, you might experience difficult shifting. Check the fluid level in the clutch cylinder and see if the clutch slave cylinder is leaking.

If the brake fluid level is also getting low, check for leaks, particularly inside the rear drums where the wheel cylinders are if you have drum brakes in the rear. The wheel cylinders are about the size of a 35 mm film canister and are located at the top of the backing plate between the tops of the brake shoes.