Brake Fluid Reservoir Removal

[Lewis's Friend]

Hi All, quick question.

I'm trying to remove my brake master cylinder, and want to split the resevoir off from it first (mine is the integrated cyinder/resevoir type). As far as I can see, it just pushes onto the cyinder. However, it won't budge, and I'm going to break something soon...

Can anyone tell me is there a technique for doing it at all?

Cheers

[GreenV8S]

It's just held in by gromits and needs quite a lot of force to remove it. It usually helps if you twist the reservoir to the side as you pull (so you're only pulling one side out of the gromit at a time) rather than pulling straight up.

[Lewis's Friend]

Cheers for that - out now. I just needed to be a lot more brutal with it...!

[phillpot]

Think that was fun, wait till you try and put it back in

[AutoAndy]

If you are not already, check out the servo as well....underneath!

Edited by AutoAndy on Friday 24th February 19:54

[phillpot]

AutoAndy said:

If you are not already, check out the servo as we'll....underneath!

I think he's on the case......... servo _

[Lewis's Friend]

As Phillpot says, I'm having it all apart to change the servo cheers. This will make the 3rd year running I've messed about with the brakes and had to put new fluid in. No water in my brake lines...!

I think I'll buy a seal kit for the cylinder, but I'm not looking forward to putting the reservoir back at all...

Edited by Lewis's Friend on Friday 24th February 23:10

[Steve_D]

GreenV8S said:

It's just held in by gromits and needs quite a lot of force to remove it. It usually helps if you twist the reservoir to the side as you pull (so you're only pulling one side out of the gromit at a time) rather than pulling straight up.

Pull to one side then drip some brake fluid into the grommet/reservoir joint. wiggle it about a bit to get the fluid down into the joint and it should pop off. Put a smear of fluid on the spigot again when refitting and it will go in easy.

When it is refitted remember to swear loudly when you realise you have fitted it back to front.

Steve

[phillpot]

Steve_D said:

Put a smear of fluid on the spigot again when refitting and it will go in easy.

Or, better still, some brake grease

[Lewis's Friend]

I've actually taken the cowardly route after all that and sent it away to be refurbed, as it was much mankier when I finally took it off the car than I at first thought.

More money....!