Rod,
I saw good suggestion of blowing air into the
cylinder.
My response would be give it 1 shot to rebuild, but
keep an eye on it. I've gone through this exercise
several times & it always seems to end up leaking
again. Brakes are not something you want to mess
around with. Sorry, just bitter about having done it
& having it leak again...within a week!
My 2 cents,
Todd Bermudez
CD198L
CF25768UO
--- Rod Anderson <rod_anderson_99@yahoo.com> wrote:
> With the roads reasonably dry and the sun out here
> in Michigan, I planned to take Old Blue (74 TR6) out
> for some exercise before the really cold weather
> sets in. Backing down the driveway I experienced
> total brake failure. No fluid in the large (disk
> brakes) reservoir.
>
> There was some indicating of leakage below the
> master cylinder, so I decided to recondition the MC;
> I was planning on doing this soon anyway, and had a
> kit on hand.
>
> Taking the MC off the car was straightforward.
> Disassembling the MC was something else. For one
> thing, the Bentley manual doesn't mention that you
> have to remove the tipping valve using a 1/2" hex
> key (which I fortunately had on hand). With the
> tipping value removed, one plunger and a spring came
> out easily. The second plunger remains firmly
> inside the bore, however. There seems to be spring
> pressure against some obstruction in the bore.
>
> Question: how do I get the secondary plunger out?
>
> Many thanks for any assistance.
>
> Rod Anderson
> 1974 TR6 Sapphire Blue
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