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| pcdarks |
 Apr 7 2021, 06:58 PM
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I was reading somewhere here about how difficult it is to get the tubes from the reservoir into the grommets on the master cylinder. I greased them up with caliper assembly lube and they slipped in as easy as a 50 year ol....well lets just say they went right in.
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| Steve |
Apr 8 2021, 08:49 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,951 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Laguna Niguel, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California 
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I just went through this. The rubber bushings were trashed and broken on Brandons V8 car. We were hoping to fix it with the Master Cylinder in the car. No way in hell... Pulled the master cylinder, installed the new bushings into the master cylinder without the hoses. The washers were still their. Using glycerin we pushed and turned until the flared fitting was under the bushing. It's obvious when the flared part is under the bushing, it will rotate freely. Install master cylinder and hoses back in the car. Replace top hoses between reservoir and lines, bleed brakes drive car...
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pcdarks Easy way to install Master cylinder reservoir tubes Apr 7 2021, 06:58 PM
mepstein Did you include the metal washers? Apr 7 2021, 07:11 PM
pcdarks
Did you include the metal washers?
I'm confu... Apr 7 2021, 07:20 PM infraredcalvin
Did you include the metal washers?
I'm conf... Apr 7 2021, 07:25 PM pcdarks
[quote name='pcdarks' post='2906394' date='Apr 7 ... Apr 7 2021, 07:45 PM pcdarks There are no washers. The incoming lines are flare... Apr 7 2021, 07:16 PM mepstein
There are no washers. The incoming lines are flar... Apr 7 2021, 07:34 PM JLance67
There are no washers. The incoming lines are fla... Oct 24 2022, 08:10 AM bdstone914
[quote name='pcdarks' post='2906393' date='Apr 7... Oct 24 2022, 08:37 AM JLance67
[quote name='JLance67' post='3037465' date='Oct 2... Oct 27 2022, 12:52 AM Superhawk996
It's like they slowly apply until they compl... Oct 27 2022, 06:31 AM infraredcalvin I’ve done this several times and have struggled ... Apr 7 2021, 07:23 PM bkrantz Assuming this is for a replacement MC, I think the... Apr 7 2021, 07:43 PM pcdarks
Assuming this is for a replacement MC, I think th... Apr 7 2021, 07:46 PM bbrock I also used brake assembly lube and pulled them on... Apr 7 2021, 07:53 PM pcdarks
I also used brake assembly lube and pulled them o... Apr 7 2021, 08:11 PM bbrock
[quote name='bbrock' post='2906407' date='Apr 7 2... Apr 7 2021, 08:32 PM mepstein
I also used brake assembly lube and pulled them ... Apr 7 2021, 08:43 PM Chris914n6 My new 914rubber M/C leaks too. The tubes seem a l... Oct 3 2022, 01:56 PM Morrie
My new 914rubber M/C leaks too. The tubes seem a ... Oct 3 2022, 02:22 PM 914werke :popcorn: Apr 7 2021, 08:16 PM bbrock Oh, and I'm a huge fan of 914Rubber and have b... Apr 7 2021, 08:53 PM Morrie
Oh, and I'm a huge fan of 914Rubber and have ... Oct 3 2022, 12:19 PM bbrock
Oh, and I'm a huge fan of 914Rubber and have... Oct 3 2022, 01:04 PM Morrie
Hi Brent,
I realize this is a super old post. A... Oct 3 2022, 02:18 PM IronHillRestorations If the grommets went in really easily, the washers... Apr 7 2021, 09:14 PM pcdarks
If the grommets went in really easily, the washer... Apr 9 2021, 04:49 PM wysri9 Another thread that maybe saved my life.....I need... Apr 7 2021, 10:27 PM brant hopefully there are metal washers under your newly... Apr 8 2021, 08:31 AM mgphoto When attaching the rubber grommets after installin... Oct 3 2022, 02:02 PM willieg Before I bought a 19 mm master cylinder from 914Ru... Oct 3 2022, 03:02 PM Morrie
Before I bought a 19 mm master cylinder from 914R... Oct 3 2022, 03:05 PM |
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