It's a sad day...
I decided to go for a drive in the 'B yesterday only to discover less than a
block away from the house that I had no clutch pressure...none. I managed to
turn it around and get it back into the garage where I discovered that the
clutch master cylinder had leaked all over the firewall and ruined my new,
shiny black paint. Bummer.
Now, the root cause of this catastrophe is the master cylinder repair kit
that I installed many years ago, but only put into service last December.
I'm guessing the "new" seals weren't so new by the time I needed them to
work! Oh well. This time I'm buying a brand new master cylinder. I should
probably buy a new brake master cylinder while I'm at it because I rebuilt
that one too.
So, I need to repaint the pedal box and cover (I've had good success with
Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy Enamel), but how do I make sure that I get all the
hydraulic fluid off the firewall to make sure it doesn't continue to eat
through the paint? I've scraped off all the bubbled paint (I wanted to cry),
but I don't want to paint over it (I'll probably use the touch-up paint my
body man gave me) until I'm sure all the fluid is gone.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
David Macedonia
1966 MGB
Crofton, MD
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