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Master Cylinder: Removal

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  1. Suck brake fluid out of expansion tank with a suction device used exclusively for drawing off brake fluid.
  2. Remove brake fluid expansion tank. See BRAKE EXPANSION TANK  . Remove Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) pressure sensors "H" and "V". See PRESSURE SENSOR "H"  and PRESSURE SENSOR "V"  .
  3. Disconnect all hydraulic lines from master cylinder (1). Close off brake lines and master brake cylinder using appropriate seal plugs.
  4. Remove hex nuts (2). Remove brake master cylinder (3) from brake booster (4). See Fig 1 .
    Fig 1: Removing Master Cylinder
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