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BoostGetsULaid · 08-20-2007, 02:09 AM

So I drive a 89 240sx w/ non-ABS. im replacing my master cylinder but my new BMC isnt going to be coming with a reservior. Im having trouble removing it from the brake master cylinder.

Anyone have any tips on how to get it off i've been tryign to pry it off for awhile with different sized flat heads no luck thanks

nassin31spr · 08-20-2007, 04:53 AM

Use a flat head. Pry evenly and try not to crack the plastic. With a little persistence it will come off.

Dream240 · 08-20-2007, 09:21 AM

You can't get the reservior off the MC?

Put the MC in a vice, and grab the tank with some pliers and pull that bitch off!!! Try twisting it first so that it will rotate in place, then pull.

C'mon man put your back into it. It'll come off.

BoostGetsULaid · 08-20-2007, 09:14 PM

i dunno its stuck man i got a grip of people coming over and trying to pull it off

DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY · 08-21-2007, 12:29 PM

isnt there a nut holding it in ??? like a 19,17, or maybe even a 14mm ??? never had to take mine off. R240NA care to chime in !!!

Dream240 · 08-21-2007, 12:44 PM

I had to remove my old S14 MC tank once. It was a bitch. Those two little rubber seals in the holes are in there pretty tight.

Just put your foot on the MC and stick a good sized screwdriver in between the MC and the tank. Then pop that bitch off!!!

Once you get it off it snaps in pretty easily. There's no bolts/screws holding it in.

GL

BoostGetsULaid · 08-21-2007, 12:46 PM

damn i just went down my phonebook and no one could get that off

Dream240 · 08-21-2007, 12:49 PM

All your friends must be Jerry's kids or something.

It's not that hard!! Just brace the MC with either a vice or hell even your foot. Then just put a big screwdriver in the open space and force it up! They'll pop out.

HULK SMASH THAT PIECE OF SHIT MANG!!!

08-20-2007, 02:09 AM	#1
BoostGetsULaid Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA USA Age: 35 Posts: 197 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Brake Master Cylinder Question So I drive a 89 240sx w/ non-ABS. im replacing my master cylinder but my new BMC isnt going to be coming with a reservior. Im having trouble removing it from the brake master cylinder. Anyone have any tips on how to get it off i've been tryign to pry it off for awhile with different sized flat heads no luck thanks

08-20-2007, 04:53 AM	#2
nassin31spr Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: clay town NC Age: 45 Posts: 437 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Use a flat head. Pry evenly and try not to crack the plastic. With a little persistence it will come off. __________________ *"Home is where the armor is"*

08-20-2007, 09:21 AM	#3
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	You can't get the reservior off the MC? Put the MC in a vice, and grab the tank with some pliers and pull that bitch off!!! Try twisting it first so that it will rotate in place, then pull. C'mon man put your back into it. It'll come off. __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

08-21-2007, 12:44 PM	#6
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I had to remove my old S14 MC tank once. It was a bitch. Those two little rubber seals in the holes are in there pretty tight. Just put your foot on the MC and stick a good sized screwdriver in between the MC and the tank. Then pop that bitch off!!! Once you get it off it snaps in pretty easily. There's no bolts/screws holding it in. GL __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

08-21-2007, 12:49 PM	#8
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	All your friends must be Jerry's kids or something. It's not that hard!! Just brace the MC with either a vice or hell even your foot. Then just put a big screwdriver in the open space and force it up! They'll pop out. HULK SMASH THAT PIECE OF SHIT MANG!!! __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

08-20-2007, 09:14 PM	#4
BoostGetsULaid Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA USA Age: 35 Posts: 197 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i dunno its stuck man i got a grip of people coming over and trying to pull it off

08-21-2007, 12:29 PM	#5
DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: gardena/los angeles Posts: 754 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	isnt there a nut holding it in ??? like a 19,17, or maybe even a 14mm ??? never had to take mine off. R240NA care to chime in !!!

08-21-2007, 12:46 PM	#7
BoostGetsULaid Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA USA Age: 35 Posts: 197 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	damn i just went down my phonebook and no one could get that off