The brake and clutch set up is also the same on the Bs, You ard right the
person needs a wipping. Carl E.
"J. Adrian Barnes" wrote:
> Both the brake and clutch cylinders were bolted on strangely. Two bolts
> hold each one on, and one bolt went through each cylinder on the inside
> (with the nut on the outside) and the other went through from the outside
> (with the nut on the inside). Is this normal? Is there a purpose?
> Unfortunately, the pedal box I am removing the cylinders from is out of a
> parts car. These are going to be bolted back onto the pedal box (already
> installed) in the "real car." I do see how welding would make it easier.
> Except in the case of my rearend, where the threads are welded onto the
> chassis (inaccessible, under the trunk): they are stripped and not
> repairable without cutting a hole in a support beam.
>
> adrian
>
> Frank Clarici wrote:
>
> > J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
> > Whoever designed the locations of the nuts/bolts for the brake and
> > > clutch master cylinder mounting needs to be smacked or something.
> >
> > Yes whoever designed that should have put more thought into it.
> > And since you have it out of the car, weld the nuts to the pedal box so
> > the next time you have to pull one of the masters it will be much
> > easier.
> > This is something the engineer should have speced out when it was
> > originally designed. (of course he probably never had to pull a master
> > cylinder on a Midget)
> >
> > Frank
>
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