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Master Cylinder: Disassembly

  1. Clean outside of master cylinder. Remove caps or cover/diaphragm assembly. Remove brake fluid level indicator (if equipped). Pump and drain all brake fluid from master cylinder. Clamp master cylinder in vise by mounting flange. Remove plastic reservoir and grommets on 2-piece master cylinders.
  2. Discard reservoir assembly used on Ford Motor Co. diagonal split master cylinder. Remove fluid control valve using a 12 mm socket on Ford Motor Co. diagonal split master cylinder. See Figure .
  3. Press primary and secondary piston inward until fully bottomed. Remove stop screw on Corvette master cylinder.
  4. Press primary piston inward and remove stop bolt (if equipped). Press primary piston inward and remove snap ring. Remove primary piston assembly. Apply compressed air to furthest back bleeder screw hole and remove secondary piston assembly.
Fig 1: Typical Cast Iron Tandem Master Cylinder
G28040Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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