Brake reservoir hoses / sections, Which section goes to which brakes? Options

[sfrenck]

Tried many searches, asked a couple people... getting ready refill my brake system. The larger section of the two in the brake fluid reservoir is currently connected to the rear brakes. I hooked my hoses up like the pic below (items 11 & 12) when I put on my new master cylinder. Is the reservoir larger because the volume of the rear brake system holds more fluid? Or am I backwards? Or does it not matter?

BTW - I know they are connected this way because I just sent my rear calipers out to Eric Shea for refurb and rear lines were left disconnected = brake fluid on the floor when I forgot to cover the reservoir with plastic to prevent the fluid from leaking out (no mysterious leaks / problems on the front brakes).

[914Mels]

Virtually all cars will have larger brakes on the front, thats where all your stopping power comes from. With this in mind, the larger portion of the reservoir typically goes to the front brakes. Now on a 914 with a remote resevoir, you have so much brake fluid stored in the feed lines, you would be hard pressed to run into a problem with low brake fluid and getting air in the system. I would still hook the larger side to the fronts no matter what the picture shows. Mike