Replacing the brake master cylinder on my 1974 karmann ghia with disc brakes. The procedure is the same for bugs and other air cooled vws.
VW Brake Master Cylinder Replacement
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Oh man… That’s a million dollar question. If they are old, they get really brittle. A new/rebuilt MC should have new elbows. A fork style prying tool will work best. I’ve used a body panel clip removal tool before with good results. I’ve also broken a few of the elbows…
What is the best way to remove the plastic elbows without destroying them?
Thanks for checking it out.
GREAT video!!!…thank you!!
It was a 1981 quarter, so it was there before I bought the car… Someone had to stuff it in there, not an easy place for a quarter to fall into.
Found money in your old frame. LMAO hahaha one of those “how the hell did that get there” moments
It’s tight in there for sure.
Good swap Greg, not a lot of room to work on that master cylinder.
Pretty darn close. I bet you could swap them and never know.
Nice work Greg, looks like a very similar M/C to what’s in the 914.
Pretzel for sure. Good thing I can work by looking at the camera’s screen!
Yeah. You can bench bleed, but I think this works better for me. You can gravity bleed the lines too at the wheel cylinders, but that can take awhile.
No doubt Neill. Tight spaces, big hands, big tools… It seems like there should be an easier way.
Thanks Zig. The water trick is a new one for me… Good trick for sure.
I pre bleed a master cylinder in the vice,then put some rubber bungs in the holes to stop the fluid from pouring out while I fit it to the car…Water will wash away any fluid that has been spilled..
There is a kind of ratchet spanner with an open end…Not real good for anything done up real tight.
fiddly, tight spaces…..they drive me insane!!
About time somebody invented an open ended ratchet spanner!!! maybe they have I don’t know!
Thanks for the video Greg 🙂
Nice trick with the gravity bleed, I’ll have to remember that one!
I didn’t know that. Good call man! Thanks.
Yeah. The flip, turn, flip is aggravating for sure.
Thanks man! These little repairs aren’t easy to do correctly, that’s for sure.
very nice! a bit of pretzel logic to get at it and video too! Thanks for the video!
wow ,, very good tutorial I can remember a few sware words in mine that I didnt publish Nark,nark Nark !!!!!!
nobody knows what we go thru but us customers are oblivious and dont care !!!!
I hate when you have to make small wrench movements
always remember brake fluid is water soluble , flood any area where it hits paint with water , also when you rebuild wheel cylinders ect , the garden hose is all thats needed to clean them up lol
Thanks man!
Great video Greg !
Stopping like a dream. I agree. Americans know how to locate MCs. Germans made it cheap though.
LOL!!! Thanks man!
Stops pretty damn quick!
Hopefully she stops on a dime now!
Working as hard as you do, you deserve some “good brakes” lol
Great video brother Greg !!
Wow, as far as master cylinders go that is a huge pain. How’s she stopping now?
You know it CJ. Gotta get it done however you can. I like to bring my YT brothers along with me wherever I go.
HAHA… VW parts look different than Chevy parts for sure..