replacing master cylinder, 2007 E450
Hey, kids. I am attempting to replace the master cylinder on my E450. I let it run dry so I figured I take it out and bleed it. Then I figured, hey, as long as it's out, why not put a brand-new one...
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Doing jobs like this, I am always reminded of the camp-song "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly."
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I am frequently stunned by the lack of serviceability in modern cars, especially when I think about how easy it was to work on my 68 Pontiac or my 63 Corvair or even my 59 Rambler. Those were the days.
Anywhoozle, I got the new MC installed but I couldn't get the secondary/rear brake line to thread into the port. And, man, I really tried. So I took the new MC out and put the old one in just to see how the fitting behaved in it's old port . Again, I could not get the secondary line to thread properly. The fitting feels like it's starting to thread but then gets stuck. And then it pops out. I kept at it for an hour with no luck.
The threads on both the fitting look and the MC look okay, as far as I can tell, but it's just not threading. I had considered getting a double-flare kit and adding a new fitting to the brake line, if that's the issue. A new line is 20 bucks and a flare kit is 60, so I opted for the new line. It should be here in a few days.
I've done a couple master cylinders before but this one is a real bear.
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I am frequently stunned by the lack of serviceability in modern cars, especially when I think about how easy it was to work on my 68 Pontiac or my 63 Corvair or even my 59 Rambler. Those were the days.
Anywhoozle, I got the new MC installed but I couldn't get the secondary/rear brake line to thread into the port. And, man, I really tried. So I took the new MC out and put the old one in just to see how the fitting behaved in it's old port . Again, I could not get the secondary line to thread properly. The fitting feels like it's starting to thread but then gets stuck. And then it pops out. I kept at it for an hour with no luck.
The threads on both the fitting look and the MC look okay, as far as I can tell, but it's just not threading. I had considered getting a double-flare kit and adding a new fitting to the brake line, if that's the issue. A new line is 20 bucks and a flare kit is 60, so I opted for the new line. It should be here in a few days.
I've done a couple master cylinders before but this one is a real bear.
