1951 Master Cylinder Removal/Installation

Posted by packick On 2011/3/7 13:07:52

Greetings:

I have a 1951 Patrician and want to remove, rebuild, and re-install the master cylinder. When I look at the unit on the car, the nuts attached to the bolts that mount the master cylinder onto the frame are located within the box frame. I cannot get my arm inside to hold the nuts. Does anyone have a simple way to get at those nuts? (I understand that this was a dealer complaint in 1951 and that the subsequent year Packards (1952-1954) had the nuts welded inside the frame.)