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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Master cylinder

What is your experience in swapping out the master cylinder? The old man has an 85 that needs to be changed. Any tricks I need to know about? I assume pretty straight forward.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Straightforward. Disconnect the brake lines, remove the nuts holding the master cyl to the booster, withdraw the master cyl. Replacing is the reverse except that you MUST bench bleed the new one before you fit it.
Probably will have to bleed brakes after fitting.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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simple work lol. my brother who has no mechanic experience done one last night. i mean mechanicly inclined as a 1 year old. so yea what lazy k said make sure you bench bleed it first other wise you be bleeding your lines for ever!!!!!!!!!
 
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