TommyJ1980
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New master is bench-blend and in place, turning my attention to the seized caliper now.
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I find it is easier to loosen off the bolts on the wheel cylinders so you can wriggle them around to catch the threads, rather than tugging on the rigid lines.What a day guys. Got the master cylinder in, both front brake calipers and attached hose. Just about went insane trying to get the rear brake line to thread back into the hole in the drum. I’ve never seen anything like those fine threads that just wouldn’t go back in, finally caught the thread after about 20 min, beyond aggravating. Anyways, headed out to bleed the brakes, hopefully driveable by tomorrow when I’m back to work. It was nice to get all that old fluid replaced with nice clean stuff.
Very different chemistry. Typical brake fluids (dot 3/4) are ethylene glycol based, whereas power steering fluid is usually mineral oil based. I'm no chemist but seals and hoses used with various fluids are chosen based on the fluids intended to be used in that system.Different chemistry. Brake fluid isn't petroleum based. Doesn't automatically mean the rubber is shot though.
It's not just O'Reilly's, it's pretty much anywhere you might source such a part. It's one of the items notorious for crap quality right out of the box these days.To top it off, O’reillys sold me a leaking master cylinder. Figured that out after bleeding all 4 corners 3 times and still not having any pedal pressure…