Managed to dismantle my clutch master cylinder this morning. Only hangup
was that I had to 'bounce' the piston out of the cylinder. It's out now,
but...
There are 2 rubber seals on the piston assembly. Haynes calls them the
'Plunger Seal' and the 'Valve seal'. When I removed the piston assy.,
the valve seal had been forced into a triangular shape by the plastic
Valve Spacer. Shouldn't it be round? when I reassembled everything the
spring tension caused the plastic the jump over the seal again, making it
triangular.
I figure I need a new rubber seal, but do I really?
-Malcolm
PS also had a chat with a specialty mechanic yesterday. He suggests
using a piece of rubber hose and some 400+ grit wet/dry sandpaper to hone
the master cylinders, as an 'American' hone will just wreck the walls.
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