wheel cylinders

[19674x4]

i am planning on changing the wheel cylinders and the master cylinder(brakes) this weekend, any helpfull suggestions?

[flyboy2610]

Never, ever under any circumstances reuse brake fluid!
Make sure to bench bleed the MC before installing it.
Do one wheel at a time, that way you have the other side to use as a reference when you can't remember how everything is supposed to go together.

[heep70]

Do one wheel at a time, that way you have the other side to use as a reference when you can't remember how everything is supposed to go together.

That is some priceless advice. I wish someone would had told me that on my first brake job.

[Heavenlyfire]

Look 2 up . Great advice! also while you are there doing it, you might want to think about replacing all of your brake hardware, springs and such. They do wear out over time and they are not that expensive to replace.

[DuckRyder]

I always tear it all aboart and leve it for a month or two so the dog can walk through the parts and mix them up. As soon as I have no reccolection whatsoever of how it all goes back together I start to put it back.

It would be a good time to change the flex lines and if they are in bad shape, the hard lines (with new reproductions from inline tube).

[Chasbod]

I'm just finishing up the same job. The back cylinders will have a steel line w/ 3/8 nut attaching the line to the cylinder. Use a bit of liquid wrench to soak the area for a while and if you have them, use slotted wrenches to remove the nut.

On the front, the flexible brake line will have a short piece of pipe threaded into the back of the wheel cylinder. What I did was to use the 5/8 wrench to just untighten this line, then remove the 2 bolts holding the wheel cylinder in, pull the assembly towards you, then spin off the wheel cylinder. The new front cylinder will have a new copper washer to use when you put it back on. Just spin on the new cylinder, push back in place, replace 2 attaching bolts, then tighten the brake line.

Good luck!

[shrektruck]

I used to take a polaroid pic. Now, it's a digital one. Sure does help for reference.
Along with everything else I like to make sure I get the self adjustors real clean and lube em up with a little graphite or anti sieze. Then make sure they're in the right way!