LEDFT, well I am finally ready to install the new brake cylinder and brake booster. I had a few questions after looking it over carefully and I am hoping you can help me out. The new master cylinder is longer than the original and I had the following questions:
1. The new master brake cylinder has two ports along the cylinder with a bolt located between the two ports. Do you know what the bolt is for?
2. Did you use the new push rod supplied with the cylinder?
3. Did you use a new brake booster or the old booster? I purchased a new booster and it came with a new push rod as well, only slightly smaller than the one supplied with the master cylinder.
4. Did you have to modify the rubber seal slightly to allow the sleeve from the master cylinder to pass through the seal on the booster?
5. Did you have to rework the two brake lines to fit the new master cylinder since the new cylinder is longer than the original?
6. My new push rod OD that came with my cylinder was actually larger than the ID of the sleeve(0.432" push rod OD vs. 0.4145" sleeve ID). The new push rod OD that came with my new booster was 0.3745" OD. Did you reduce the diameter of the sleeve a lot? Do you remember the diameter of the push rod you used?
7. Just out of curiosity, do you know how to easily remove the master cylinder reservoir? I tried but it didn't move much.
8. Since the original reservoir has the fill cap on the front of the master cylinder and the new master cylinder has the fill port on the rear of the cylinder (windshield side) , did you reorient the reservoir so that the fill cap location matched the original cylinder?
I know have asked a number of questions, but any information provided would be greatly appreciated. I have also attached some photos of the new and old cylinders for your review as well.
Thanks so much!!!
