Posted by Bruce Hamilton on 3/11/2008, 10:02:32, in reply to "Re: brake reservoir location"
71.162.121.107
Rob, I sent you email pictures last night.
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: The easiest would be for you to just email the
: picture to me at designo@comcast.net I would
: appreciate it.
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: Thanks,
: Rob
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: On my green 1959 150, a previous owner
: drilled
: a hole in the master cylinder cap, threaded
: it, and made a 3/8" solid pipe
: extension using two 90 degree elbows that
: brought the pipe up throught the hole in the
: dash that has the metal button plug. The
: pipe was capped off with a metal threaded
: plug. This filler tube protruded througth
: the dash so you could not put the metal
: button plug back but that can be easily
: rectified. The dash is off that vehicle and
: I'll gladly take a picture of it although I
: don't know how to up load it to the sight.
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: I went to a scrap yard and took a small
: plastic reservoir and bracket off of an
: import car and mounted it up to my original
: cap via about 7" of tubing. It looks
: OK, but it works great. Now on to my leaking
: wheel cylinders... TC
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: Thanks Dennis.
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: Anybody have this original set-up? I'd like
: to see a picture of what it looks like so I
: can do it on mine.
:
: Rob
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: The original master cylinder was designed to
: be filled thru a hole in the dash. The cap
: on the master cylinder was threaded and an
: attached rubber hose could be pulled thru
: the hole so brake flud could be added. After
: filling, the hose was pushed back thru the
: hole and a metal cab was placed in the hole.
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: The master cylinder on my 170 is located
: right
: under the dash so the fill cap accessibility
: is imposable. That's why the previous owner
: installed a remote reservoir from a
: motorcycle (I guess) mounted to the dash on
: bracket. This is very bad looking and I want
: to change it.
:
: Was this standard to have the brake fluid
: fill in such a hard to get to location? What
: has anyone else done here?
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: Pictures would be great.
:
: Thanks,
: Rob Haut
: 1961 FC-170DRW
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