 When reinstalling a master cylinder, what do they mean? |
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| Hammy |
  Sep 11 2006, 04:20 PM
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mr. Wonderful  Group: Members Posts: 1,827 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, CA./ Tuolumne Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California  |
I've been doing my searching on installing a new master cylinder and,
many seem to suggest completely taking out the feed lines and installing them into the master cylinder outside of the car. Seems simple enough, but, how are the feed lines reinserted back up to the reservoir? This is with the gas tank in. |
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| jd74914 |
Sep 11 2006, 04:28 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,850 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
Why would you do that? I attached mine after I bolted in the MC and it works great.
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| TravisNeff |
Sep 11 2006, 04:28 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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I have never tried this approach - but it seems that it might be a little easier to seat the feed lines into the M/C outside of the car.
Anyhow, you will need to seat the lines in the MC, tape up or plug the hose ends - and fish it backup up the tub. You will see that there are two short sections of cloth braided hoses that connect the feed lines to the resivour - reattach there. I would imagine that it will not be that difficult to get the hoses past the gas tank, a helper would make this quicker. |
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| bondo |
Sep 11 2006, 04:38 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Just disconnect the hoses from the reservoir, and pull them down about 6 inches. This allows you to get a good grip on them when pushing them into the master cylinder rubber grommets. The grommets go into the master cylinder, and then the lines go in the grommets. The sorta go "squick" when they they pop fully in place. Once they're in, put the master cylinder in place, then reconnect the lines at the top. Always use new grommets. Repalce the short rubber hoses at the reservoir (with the right type of hose) if they don't look new.
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| Hammy |
Sep 11 2006, 05:05 PM
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mr. Wonderful Group: Members Posts: 1,827 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, CA./ Tuolumne Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks for the replies.
QUOTE(bondo @ Sep 11 2006, 03:38 PM)  Always use new grommets. Does a new MC come with the new grommets? |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Sep 11 2006, 05:43 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
Yes.
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| URY914 |
Sep 11 2006, 06:06 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 127,270 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bondo @ Sep 11 2006, 02:38 PM) Just disconnect the hoses from the reservoir, and pull them down about 6 inches. This allows you to get a good grip on them when pushing them into the master cylinder rubber grommets. The grommets go into the master cylinder, and then the lines go in the grommets. The sorta go "squick" when they they pop fully in place. Once they're in, put the master cylinder in place, then reconnect the lines at the top. Always use new grommets. Repalce the short rubber hoses at the reservoir (with the right type of hose) if they don't look new. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) That's the way I did it. |
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| McMark |
Sep 11 2006, 08:15 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
How about just unscrewing the reservoir clamp? That way you don't risk damaging the blue lines. That's my technique and I'm sticking to it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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