Master Cylinder Installation, 2 Quick Questions Options

[Craigers17]

So I'm in the processing of re-installing my master cylinder, brakes etc. I had to take the 90 degree fitting off of the old master cylinder & use on the new one. My questions are:
1. Is there a washer or gasket that goes between the main M/C body and the fitting or just a washer between the 2 parts of the fitting?

2. There is a hole for the fluid to flow through in both the fitting body and the piece that pivots around it, for each of the front brakes. My question is do these 2 holes have to line up? My guess is they don't, but just wanted to double check before I install this beast....I really don't want to do this twice.

I hope I have explained this accurately,...I'm just referring to the front brake splitter for lack of a better term, ...not the feed lines to the reservoir. I do realize that I need a washer below the rubber grommets where the feed lines go. Thanks for your help.

[MartyYeoman]

The best way I've found to install the two reservoir lines is with the fuel tank out. If you have enough length on the fuel lines under the tank you won't need to totally remove the tank. Just uncouple and lift away the end near the reservoir. After doing this job both ways, I'm almost positive the factory had the tank out of the way during their install. Getting to the two grommets is easier too.

[Craigers17]

The best way I've found to install the two reservoir lines is with the fuel tank out. If you have enough length on the fuel lines under the tank you won't need to totally remove the tank. Just uncouple and lift away the end near the reservoir. After doing this job both ways, I'm almost positive the factory had the tank out of the way during their install. Getting to the two grommets is easier too.

Thanks Marty, ...that's exactly what I did yesterday, although I went ahead and took the reservoir lines completely out and installed them into the M/C on the bench. Since this is the first time doing this, at least I was able to get a "feel" for how everything seats properly. In a moment of brilliance, I filled the gas tank up right before I started this "brake job", so that did give me the pleasure of siphoning out about 14 gallons of gas just to make the partial removal a bit easier.

After having done this on the bench, my hat goes off to all of you have successfully completed the task while under the car! Anyhow, I included a few pics, including what appears to be some mouse or other critter's snacks and waste under the tank. I should be able to get this whole thing reassembled today(m/c, pedal cluster, accelerator cable, clutch cable, etc), and the calipers hopefully next weekend.

Pics of snacks...and yes, I know, I should pull the tank out completely, clean & refresh, including steering rack, turbo tie rods, etc. Those will be projects for another day. Right now I've already gone down one too many rabbit holes... I need to get this thing running and roadworthy again. I feel as if I'm getting precariously close to the "ran when parked" status. While alot of this stuff is trivial to most of you, for a man of my modest mechanical talents, I currently have too many items in the "open" category that I feel I need to button up.



....another under tank pic w/ massive screwdriver supporting the tank.....




....new m/c with reservoir lines, grommets, and washers installed .... hopefully there will be no issues in feeding this apparatus back up through from under the car....




...will post more pics later....