Tips to reinstall master cylinder?, Plastic lines - come out or kink!! Options

[william harris]

OK, exhausted myself (of course working under jack stands is never fun) last night trying to reinstall the master cylinder so I could hook up Eric Shea's beautiful (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) pedal assembly (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) As anyone who has done this knows, the plastic lines up to the reservoir connect to about a three inch long brass line that fits into two press fit rubber boots on top of the master cylinder. Well you can't press them in after the cylinder is attached to the bolts coming thru from the pedal assembly. So what I have tried and tried to do is to pull the lines down about an inch or so, push them in and then have my son gently pull the lines up from the top while I push the master cylinder onto the bolts and into position. It just ain't working. Either the plastic lines kink (not good) or the damn things pull out of the master cylinder before I can get it into place. After trying this approach for about an hour I decided it was time to go watch TV. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) Any suggestions for a better method? Oh, the damn grommets want to come out of the lower panel when you push the lines, making for more mischief. I gotta remind myself I do this for fun and enjoyment. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

[Doug Leggins]

William - THANKS for posting this topic. I installed my master cylinder yesterday And did not properly seat the lines in the grommets. I pushed the metal lines into the grommets as far as I could and assumed that was as far as they should go (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) . After seeing this post I knew that I did not have them inserted correctly.

Nothin like doing things over! I removed the master cylinder and started over.

Tonight I followed Mark's steps.

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This WAS one of the hardest things I did on my first 914. Then I got smarter....... 1. Take out the mc and the mc feed lines 2. mark the feed lines front and back (you will thank me later) 3. Take the feed lines off the old mc and transfer to the new one on a bench. These are easy to press in on a bench. A real PITA to try to do under the car. 4. Take your new mc with the feed lines in the correct holes (front and back) and feed the feed lines thru the correct holes below the fuel tank. Take your time as they can twist out here. 5. Bolt it on.

I was able to get the metal lines inserted into the master cylinder easily on the bench. Then I fed the lines up through the 2 grommets that are located under where the gas tank goes. They fed in pretty easy just had to keep both of them moving. I fed the lines in until the front of the master cylinder hit the steering rack. Then I just compressed the bellows on the rear of the master cylinder and then the rear slid right through the opening. Be sure to get the brake rod aligned! ( I missed getting it aligned trying to do this myself (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) Got help and this was easy the second time.)

Here's how I hooked up the lines.