Brake Master Cylinder help

[daveburke114]

Alrite guys,

Need some help with my brake master cylinder, please.

The car is a D-reg 316 (1800cc Carb engine)

I got a replacement brake master cylinder off a zoner a while back, but it was the wrong one. I was wondering if can change the pipe around, and if it will work?

I'll try and show you what i mean
(apologies from the crappy model, only took me two mins and i know its not proportionate lol)



1) Can someone tell me where this pipe goes
2) where 1 comes off on the other brake master cylinder i've got
3) Can some one tell me where this pipe goes
4) Can some one tell me where this pipe goes
5) Resevoir sits on top of here
6) Resevoir sits on top of here
7) connects to brake servo

What i want to know is:
Is it possible to bend the pipe from 1) to 2) and will this work?

ie if the downpipe (1) is for the back brakes then will it work if i connect it to position (2) on the other brake master cylinder ive got?!

Hope this makes sense!
Cheers in advance

[maxfield]

I can't see putting a pip from 1 to 2 working. I'm guessing it will cause too much pressure.

Does the Master cylinder fit on the servo?

I'm guessing you have just a Tandem master cylinder at the moment with 2 outputs?

[daveburke114]

nope, the one on the car has two on the side and one at the dront facing down. the one i got off the zoner has two on the side, and one in the middle facing down.

will the pipe that normally attaches to the front down facing one, connect to the middle down facing one instead? or does that connector go somewhere completely different?

its hard to explain without knowing which pipe goes where lol

can anyone tell me where, numbers 1-4 go?!

[daveburke114]

anyone?

[wullie325i]

that wont work mate and you would be better off just buying a brand new one for what they cost from say euro car parts ect.

i take it your car wont have abs?

[daveburke114]

nope, without ABS

think its like £60 isnt it for a new one?

think il re-advertise for a replacement one and make sure its the right one

but definately wont work?

cheers
dave

[murran]

just put the pipes on the cylinder if 1 + 2 are in different places just put the pipe that was on 1 on the 2 union. should work, master cylinders arnt complicated things. have you found out what car the one is that you bought??

tbh, on second thoughts, if you have bought the wrong one, then buy the right one. the brakes are the one thing on a car you shouldnt be mucking about with!!

[daveburke114]

ok il post in the wanted section

cheers