Donald:
Thanks for the tip. I found a 1/2" allen wrench at my neighborhood hardware
store for $2.99 (the place has a fantastic assortment of nuts, bolt, and
screws and has been a Godsend in working on the Spit).
I put the dual m/c in my vise and, while holding down on the valve end of
the allen wrench, gave the wrench a whack with a hammer to loosen the nut.
The nut is torqued to 35-40 lbs. so it's on pretty solid. The nut loosened
and I'm now cleaning all the parts before reassembly with a rebuild kit.
Fortunately, I procrastinated on installing the new carpet kit in the
Spit. I'm very motivated to complete that task now.
Best regards,
Walt Fogle
Donald wrote:
>
>I picked up a 1/2 inch Allen key from Sears for this. at USD11.99 it
>was a steal. And didn't break, unlike the 5/16 bolt whose head I
>tried to use first.
>
>Donald.
>
> > From: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 21:53:35 PST
> >
> >
> > Hello Listers:
> >
> > Can someone tell me what tool to use to remove the "tipping valve nut"
>on
> > the top of the brake m/c on my car?
> >
> > Just after installing my rebuilt rear axles, complete with new wheel
> > cylinders, u-joints, brake pads, springs, renewed adjusters, etc. the
>brake
> > master cylinder let go all the fluid onto the driver side carpet.
> >
> > I've pulled the m/c out of the car and will install a rebuild kit. Just
> > need to know how to remove the internal nut.
> >
> > Thanks and best regards,
> > Walt Fogle
> > '73 Spit 1500
> > '69 TR6
> >
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