Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end wrench
for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I tighten
from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a 3"
extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but had
to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.

It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket inside
the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
(wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to hold it
in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble extension
needed.

So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
pumping the pedal...

And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
dropped right the &%#$ out :o(

I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.

And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic reservoir
with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
man....

Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4005CD43.8DF726B4@***.net...
> Use two wrenches on it: http://www.----------.com/YJslave.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> m wrote:
> >
> > Man!
> >
> > I wanna meet the idiot who designed the nuts that go on the bolts for my
> > clutch master cylinder!!!
> >
> > The hole and threads are round on one end... and they are oval!! on the
> > other end...
> >
> > My gosh... what were they thinking? I had all kinds of heck getting
these
> > things out and I'm on my way to go get some new ones. Not gonna fight
those
> > things again putting em back in. The threads are toast but the bolts
look
> > ok.
> >
> > Could that be intentional to keep them from loosening?
> >
> > I think things would be much easier if they used say... olive oil
instead of
> > brake fluid :o). That stuff eats everything up lol.
> >
> > Also- anyone know where the bleed screw is on my external slave? I
> > can feel something on top... feels like a zerk maybe.
> >
> > Skip
> > 86 Cherokee

 

Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end wrench
for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I tighten
from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a 3"
extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but had
to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.

It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket inside
the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
(wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to hold it
in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble extension
needed.

So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
pumping the pedal...

And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
dropped right the &%#$ out :o(

I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.

And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic reservoir
with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
man....

Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4005CD43.8DF726B4@***.net...
> Use two wrenches on it: http://www.----------.com/YJslave.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> m wrote:
> >
> > Man!
> >
> > I wanna meet the idiot who designed the nuts that go on the bolts for my
> > clutch master cylinder!!!
> >
> > The hole and threads are round on one end... and they are oval!! on the
> > other end...
> >
> > My gosh... what were they thinking? I had all kinds of heck getting
these
> > things out and I'm on my way to go get some new ones. Not gonna fight
those
> > things again putting em back in. The threads are toast but the bolts
look
> > ok.
> >
> > Could that be intentional to keep them from loosening?
> >
> > I think things would be much easier if they used say... olive oil
instead of
> > brake fluid :o). That stuff eats everything up lol.
> >
> > Also- anyone know where the bleed screw is on my external slave? I
> > can feel something on top... feels like a zerk maybe.
> >
> > Skip
> > 86 Cherokee

 

I was told to put it back in and take shorter strokes.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

m wrote:
>
> Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end wrench
> for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
> inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I tighten
> from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a 3"
> extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
> master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but had
> to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.
>
> It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket inside
> the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
> (wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to hold it
> in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble extension
> needed.
>
> So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
> pumping the pedal...
>
> And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
> dropped right the &%#$ out :o(
>
> I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.
>
> And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic reservoir
> with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
> man....
>
> Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*

 

I was told to put it back in and take shorter strokes.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

m wrote:
>
> Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end wrench
> for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
> inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I tighten
> from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a 3"
> extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
> master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but had
> to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.
>
> It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket inside
> the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
> (wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to hold it
> in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble extension
> needed.
>
> So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
> pumping the pedal...
>
> And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
> dropped right the &%#$ out :o(
>
> I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.
>
> And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic reservoir
> with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
> man....
>
> Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*

 

I was told to put it back in and take shorter strokes.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

m wrote:
>
> Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end wrench
> for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
> inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I tighten
> from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a 3"
> extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
> master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but had
> to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.
>
> It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket inside
> the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
> (wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to hold it
> in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble extension
> needed.
>
> So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
> pumping the pedal...
>
> And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
> dropped right the &%#$ out :o(
>
> I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.
>
> And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic reservoir
> with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
> man....
>
> Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*

 

ROFLMAO I gotta remember that :o)

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4005E65F.71F6FCE6@***.net...
> I was told to put it back in and take shorter strokes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> m wrote:
> >
> > Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end
wrench
> > for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
> > inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I
tighten
> > from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a
3"
> > extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
> > master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but
had
> > to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.
> >
> > It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket
inside
> > the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
> > (wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to
hold it
> > in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble
extension
> > needed.
> >
> > So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
> > pumping the pedal...
> >
> > And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
> > dropped right the &%#$ out :o(
> >
> > I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.
> >
> > And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic
reservoir
> > with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
> > man....
> >
> > Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*

 

ROFLMAO I gotta remember that :o)

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4005E65F.71F6FCE6@***.net...
> I was told to put it back in and take shorter strokes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> m wrote:
> >
> > Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end
wrench
> > for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
> > inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I
tighten
> > from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a
3"
> > extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
> > master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but
had
> > to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.
> >
> > It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket
inside
> > the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
> > (wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to
hold it
> > in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble
extension
> > needed.
> >
> > So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
> > pumping the pedal...
> >
> > And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
> > dropped right the &%#$ out :o(
> >
> > I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.
> >
> > And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic
reservoir
> > with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
> > man....
> >
> > Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*

 

ROFLMAO I gotta remember that :o)

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4005E65F.71F6FCE6@***.net...
> I was told to put it back in and take shorter strokes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> m wrote:
> >
> > Well I found a small tip for ya maybe... I picked up a 16mm open-end
wrench
> > for a buck at the hock shop... I slide that onto the left-hand bolt head
> > inside the firewall and rest it against the brake master... then I
tighten
> > from inside the vehicle with a 5/8 (close enuf) spark plug socket on a
3"
> > extension... on the right-hand bolt it's close enough to the body of the
> > master that it holds fast. I picked up a 16mm socket for a buck too, but
had
> > to switch back to the deep socket pretty quick.
> >
> > It went back on easier than it came off except for a stupid bracket
inside
> > the cabin running from the firewall to the side panel by the firewall
> > (wtf?). The holes wouldn't like up so I had to rig some wire ties to
hold it
> > in place... I had to pull the washer bottle too :o) But no wobble
extension
> > needed.
> >
> > So I get it all back together and I'm ready to work on bleeding... I'm
> > pumping the pedal...
> >
> > And the *%$@#*!@ piston pulls completely out of the master... it just
> > dropped right the &%#$ out :o(
> >
> > I am not a happy camper lol. Gotta call O'Reilly in a minute.
> >
> > And I was liking this new master cyl... has a translucent plastic
reservoir
> > with a bayonet cap... the body looks like steel instead of aluminum. But
> > man....
> >
> > Grrr.... &*%#$@^!*