Brake MC Help....................................

[veale001]

Hey guys,

I am rebuilding my brake mc and can not figure out the easiest way to remove the secondary plunger that engages the reservoir? It is the hexagonal piece in the picture...

Thanks
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[veale001]

I inserted a machine screw backwards in the tipping valve area holding it in a vice-grip and tried to remove but it doesn't budge!? I read to apply pressure on the plunger while you unscrew the nut, but Im getting nowhere!?

HELP!!

 

[TR3driver]

I believe you are on the right track, that nut (the hexagonal piece) is just really tight. Nelson wrote that he was able to use a pipe wrench on the shank of a 5/16" bolt, but I would suggest getting a proper 1/2" Allen wrench. An overnight soak in PB Blaster would probably help, too.

Check out Nelson's article at https://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/MCPDWA/MC.htm

 

[veale001]

I figured I was going about it right, but I was hesitant that I was on the way to stripping something!

thanks

 

[veale001]

Does taking the MC out, automatically mean I need to bleed the brakes?

 

[TR3driver]

Pretty much.

 

[Andrew Mace]

Yes. Basically, any time you open any connection in the system, it should be bled.