Re: master cylinder replacement

["Michael W. Meyer" <mmeyer@domain.elided>]

Paul,

I take it you mean the brake master, and that the vacuum boost gizmo is
where the fluid is. I had the same thing happen about a year and a half ago,
though I had a ton of fluid in there. (in fact, the symptom was a cloud of
white smoke out the exhaust when I accelerated after hard braking - far as I
could tell it was going through the vacuum hose and into the engine =:-o)

I sopped it all out with a rag, let it dry out all day, and bolted the
master back on. No apparent problems to date.

Michael



Michael W. Meyer
mmeyer@domain.elided

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Fax: 781.863.0747

> From: owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided (alfa-digest)
> Reply-To: alfa@domain.elided
> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:41:43 -0500
> To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: alfa-digest V7 #1385
> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 18:04:04 -0500
> From: "Paul Weimer" <pjweimer@domain.elided>
> Subject: master cylinder replacement
> 
> Today I pulled the master cylinder off of the 88 Spider.  After getting the
> thing off (no problems) I noticed there seemed to be fluid in the servo
> drum.  Sure enough, I stuck the siphon down into the servo and drew about a
> quarter cup of very dark fluid out.
> 
> Ready to put new master cylinder back on this evening, but what should I do
> about the servo drum?  Draw out as much as  possible and forget it?  Pull
> the servo off and get more serious about getting all of the fluid out?
> Needs the advice of those who have been there, done that.
> 
> TIA,
> Paul Weimer, Ohio

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