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Re: [T3] Defective Master Cylinder?

On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:37, Jim Adney wrote:

> 

> 
> I've actually used a number of different methods to get the pushrod in there 
> correctly, including a carefully bent support wire from the pedal side, 
> screwdrivers from either side, and fingers from either side (for the inside, 
> with the help of a friend.) I wonder if Russ has any particular trick for this.
> 
he probably missed the hole in the rubber boot. My trick is to prop the
push rod up with a grease rag on the pedal side, or if someone is
around, have them hold the pedal down while I start the master cylinder.
You can unhook the return spring, and hold the pedal down with a grease
rag.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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