Thanks to everone who responded. I am going to go home tonight, and hopefully,
with
a combination of drilling, screwing, and heating, (that sounded bad, didn't
it?) I
should be able to get that thing out. I believe I'll probably start documenting
these procedures on my web site since I bet a lot of other people are going to
be
confused by the manual not giving totally acurate advice. My favorite tip from
the
Haynes manual? "Refitting is the reverse of removal."
adrian
Peter wrote:
> Adrian,
> Personally, I have always drilled a few small holes in the nylon,
>enough
> to be able to break it. Just go easy with a small drill. Good Luck Peter C
>
> At 06:05 AM 10/26/98 -0800, Bill & Cindy wrote:
> >At 06:06 PM 10/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >>I am taking the brake master cylinder (1500 midget) apart for a
> >>rebuild. Each consecutive part gets more and more annoying to remove.
> >>I am to the nylon guide bearing and seal. Haynes says to gently move
> >>the piston in and out to loosen it up so it will come out. Yeah right.
> >>Any other ideas how to get that sucker out? Thanks!
> >>
> >>adrian
> >>
> >
> >>Adrian,
> >
> >Just did ours also (1275cc Sprite) and finally ended up using a small slide
> >hammer to remove the nylon guide.
> >
> >Just be carefull not to score the cylinder wall when screwing in the
> >hammer's spike.
> >Bill
>
> Peter Caldwell
> 1 very rough Innocenti
> (the Sprite with an accent)
> among other LBCs and 4WDBCs
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