Re: Where is the Master Cylinder in a 53 Clipper Delux?

Posted by BigKev On 2017/3/31 7:44:59

Brenda, take a lot at my project blog as I pretty much have the same car. I went through every inch of the brake system and other maintenance items.

One word of caution, the brake drums, shoes, and backing plates are different sizes between 53 and 54, so any part numbers I reference may be different. But the master cylinder and concepts are the same. If you have manual brakes (like I do), you can get the Master Cylinder from Napa, or even cheaper off of ebay. Just but a new one. Not worth rebuilding is the system is contaminated. Also, brake lines rust from the inside out, so replace them as well. With a single cylinder brake system, there is no margin for bad parts/lines.

I have the front-clip off my car in a lot of the pictures, so it's easy to see where everything is hidden.

So my blog may be a helpful reference when going through your car.