Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Removal
1. Depress the brake pedal several times to remove the vacuum in the brake booster.
2. Remove the expansion tank from the master cylinder.
3. Place a suitable container under the master cylinder to collect the brake fluid.
4. Mark the brake lines, loosen the locknuts and disconnect the lines from the master cylinder. Plug the cylinder and line openings to minimize fluid loss and prevent dirt ingress.
5. Unscrew the nuts and remove the master cylinder from the studs (see illustration). Make sure that brake fluid does not come into contact with the paintwork of the car body. If it does, wash it off immediately with plenty of cold water.
6. Remove the O-ring from the wall of the master cylinder and remove the O-rings from the expansion tank ports. They must be replaced with new ones.
Installation
7. Install a new O-ring into the master cylinder wall and new O-rings into the expansion tank ports.
8. Install the master cylinder on the studs and tighten the nuts to the specified torque.
9. Connect the brake lines to the master cylinder and tighten them with the lock nut.
10. Install the expansion tank.
11. Bleed the brake system to remove air from it (see the relevant chapter).
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12. Check the operation of the brake system and make sure that it is tight and there is no brake fluid leakage.
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