Re: 1951 Master Cylinder Removal/Installation

Posted by packick On 2011/3/8 20:37:11

Well today I decided to go for it.

It turns out that the front nut WAS welded to the inside of the frame (thank you Packard); the rear nut was not. The unit came off fairly easy, but it was somewhat of a chore to get the rear nut started to remount it after the rebuild. I ended up using a breaker bar with masking tape inside the socket to hold the nut while I started it with the bolt. The breaker bar was just long enough to reach it and would bend at a 90-degree angle. My adjustable sockets would not bend to a true 90 degrees.

As with any job, I now could probably remove it again within 15 minutes. Thanks to all who replied.