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Reservoir Removal

  1. Thoroughly clean master cylinder and brake fluid reservoir. Remove master cylinder from vacuum booster. Using a syringe or other equivalent tool, empty as much brake fluid as possible from brake fluid reservoir.
    CAUTION: When mounting master cylinder in vise, clamp master cylinder only by mounting flange. DO NOT clamp on primary piston, seal or body of master cylinder.
  2. Mount master cylinder in a vise. See Figure . Using a pin punch remove 2 roll pins retaining brake fluid reservoir to master cylinder. See Figure .
    CAUTION: When removing fluid reservoir from master cylinder do not pry reservoir off with a tool, damage to fluid reservoir may result.
  3. Rock brake fluid reservoir from side to side while pulling upward to remove it from sealing grommets in master cylinder. See Figure .
    CAUTION: The brake fluid reservoir to master cylinder sealing grommets can not be reused. Discard sealing grommets after removing them from master cylinder.
  4. Remove master cylinder-to-fluid reservoir sealing grommets from master cylinder. See Figure .