Dual Circuit Brake reservoir in 1958 Beetle. It has been a while since I have done this and I just used a 68 Beelte reservoir and made a mouniting bracket and then ran 2 long pieces of the late Beetle Blue flexible rubber Brake Fluid hose to the Master Cylinder. All this in the little housing behind the sare wheel. Does anyone have an alternative or better solution?

Cheers,

David

a few people have used the Volvo reservoir directly on the master,it means you have to check the fluid under the car bt how often do you have to top this up if the sstem is in good condition.

Which model Volvo do I need to put out of its misery???

a series 1 Golf also fits right on top

u just have to remove the wheel when re bleeding the brakes

Do not forget that brake fluide is hydroscopic and placing the reservoir on top of the cylinder will expose it to a spray under the car with the posibility of water getting into the reservoir through the breather hole in the cap ,i used two single circuit reservoir's mounted behind the spare wheel on my 60 model to avoid this problem.

You can see my reservoir in this photo and mine is a Volvo one, but Empi also make one now, so check out your local VW guy.



Kev

Hi Shane aka VW060.

How did you run the hoses form the 2 reservoirs as they are a small diametre???

Hi Camo Kev can not see your pic???

I had been hoping there was a lovely spun alloy tank on offer that mounts up nicely in the cavity behind the spare wheel with 2 braided lines that run neatly down to the master cylinder, but I guess not.

Cheers,

David

I just used the same size steel tubing and hose that volkswagen use in the dual circuit cars, i mounted the second reservoir next to the original and looks like it is factory, i engineered and machined a four wheel disc brake conversion at the same time as changing the master cylinder, the engineer that certified the conversion asked if the reservoir was a volkswagen part, other wise it would have required another aproval for it, putting the reservoir behind the spare wheel eliminates water getting into the brake system and make's checking the fluid a lot easier than jacking the car up and removing the wheel.

I know thw cap has a breather hole in it but ive had mine on for 19o0 years or more

NO trouble with water getting into the brake system and then again i havent driven through flooded waters

much neater set up Like Camos

use the KISS method "" Keep it simple stupid ""

The brake fluid is hydroscopic and the moisture will be absorbed into it and will not be readily visable, untill the wheel cylinder's and calipers leak or seize up. This will happen eventually to all brake systems but putting the reservoir next to the front wheel will speed the proccess up when there is wet weather, mybe that's why volkswagen put them under the bonnet

Try using late type 3 dual res with some stainless or aluminum pipe joined with that same blue VW hose.

Basically coping the type 3 setup.