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 Volksaddict
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 07:03 PM |
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Brake Master CylinderResivour Conversion info reqd
.......have fitted a dual circuit mastercylinder to my 60s pan ..sure i have heard you can "plug" a golf resivour directly into it ???.....Thanks
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 07:11 PM |
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I used the original one no problems yet
I have heard that the golf one fits on as well but it would be a bitch to fill and check
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 08:35 PM |
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Yes they are bitch to fill , usually requiring the removal of a wheel but you don't or shouldn't have to fill it each week anyway.
And the price of the blue fluid hose is well worth changing to the resiviore alone
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 11:17 PM |
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I dont like the res in a major wet zone. Brake fluid is hydroscopic (absorbs water = BAD). Not to mention very awkward to check/fill !
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 05:42 AM |
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Ive had the Golf one sitting on top onf the master cylinder on the Orange Smoothieeee for 5 years now
no problems with water or the like gets it out of the way and yes
the origional blue brake hose costs an arm n a leg for sure
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 08:54 AM |
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i use a larger bore bugpack master with res on top on my 54 oval..no probs with water in the fluid,the car came in from the uk,it don't get wetter
weather than that!...lol...
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 09:05 AM |
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Fair enough guys. I hear what your saying re: water, but would you 'notice' water absorbtion in your brake fluid, or is it more a longevity issue
for the brake components or a performance issue when brake component temperatures reach 100+ deg? All of a sudden when your peddling hard in a car,
lets say like 2442TT, your doing 130 kmph down a nice country mountain road, late braking of course when .... I wouldn't like to expierence major
brake fade or failure at a bummer time (especially in Ian's nice car).
Every vehicle is meant to have brake fluid flushed every 12 months for this reason.
Please come back with your opinions !!
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 12:25 PM |
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yeah the secret is to flush every 12 months or so as per above
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 10:20 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by matberry
Fair enough guys. I hear what your saying re: water, but would you 'notice' water absorbtion in your brake fluid, or is it more a longevity issue
for the brake components or a performance issue when brake component temperatures reach 100+ deg? All of a sudden when your peddling hard in a car,
lets say like 2442TT, your doing 130 kmph down a nice country mountain road, late braking of course when .... I wouldn't like to expierence major
brake fade or failure at a bummer time (especially in Ian's nice car).
Every vehicle is meant to have brake fluid flushed every 12 months for this reason.
Please come back with your opinions !!
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I wouldn't be running a gold M/C in a 2442TT doing 130 kmph anyway .....
The Golf M/C do not fit straight into a Type 1 pan and the fluid containers do not fit on the Type 1 Dual M/C the holes are different sizes and
spacing on top of the M/C.
YOu can fit a Golf M/C into the pan but need to modify the brake lines as the output ports on the M/C are in different places, you also need to modify
the push tube as it is 12mm to long for the Beetle pedal setup.
Everything will fit you just have to tweak it ...
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 08:33 PM |
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Depending on the master cylinder you buy, it may have different size grommets to the golf reservoir..
if thats the case, a volvo reservoir from the late 80's models, and many more, will do the trick for you. Just take the master to the local pick a
part wreckers, and yank the reservoir out of a volvo.
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 09:17 PM |
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Thanks for the replys one and all..another problem sorted on AVD..
Cheers&Beers
Ray V
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