G-8VXWWTRHPN Brake Master Cylinder R&R......whats the pain in the arse rating? - VWWatercooled Australia

Announcement

Collapse
1 of 2 < >

Email Notifications Failing (mostly Telstra)

Hello everyone. Seems there is an issue with Telstra (possible others) blocking email from our server. If you are trying to sign up I would suggest a different email if possible. If you're trying to reset your password and it fails please use the Contact Us page:
2 of 2 < >

Welcome to the new look VWWatercooled

After much work and little sleep there is a new version of the forums running on more powerful and recent hardware as well as an upgraded software platform.

Things are mostly the same, but some things are a little different. We will be learning together, so please post questions (and answers if you've worked things out) in the help thread.

The new forum software is an upgraded version of what came before, it's mostly the same but also a little different. Hopefully easier to use and more stable than before. We are learning together here, so please be patient. If you have questions, please post them here. If you have worked something out and can provide an answer,
See more
See less

Brake Master Cylinder R&R......whats the pain in the arse rating?

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Brake Master Cylinder R&R......whats the pain in the arse rating?

    master cylinder in the 2.0l is shot, new one on the way, whats the pain in the arse rating of the job out of 10?

    more awkward than actually hard I'm guessing......

    do I need to bench bleed it or not worry?
    Calling NSW Mid North Coast VW Enthusiasts - Click Below
    Mid North Coast Dub Club

  • #2
    Hi SAS, imho 3/10. It was not awkward and I did not have to bench bleed when I installed mine. GL with it. Regards

    Comment


    • #3
      cheers, good to know......how long did it take?
      Calling NSW Mid North Coast VW Enthusiasts - Click Below
      Mid North Coast Dub Club

      Comment


      • #4
        done and dusted today, if I had of been game enough to pry the plastic reservoir off before I removed it, it would have been a piece of cake.
        with the reservoir in place it was difficult to access the hard line closest to the vac booster, but not impossible.

        didn't bench bleed, as I wanted to install the master and then attach the reservoir, bled up fine anyway.

        took the opportunity to replace a couple of rubber vacuum lines while I was in there.....from start to finish in about 4.5hrs which I was fairly happy with, as I had cleared 2 days in case it all turned to a big pile of ****.
        Calling NSW Mid North Coast VW Enthusiasts - Click Below
        Mid North Coast Dub Club

        Comment


        • #5
          Well done.

          I ended up getting my mechanic to replace the brake lines and bled the brake fluid on the Vento yesterday for me even though it should be a job I can do myself because I am time and workshop poor.
          1997 Golf CL, 2011 Caddy Life TDI, 2007 Golf TDI, 1996 Vento GL (red), 2008 Skoda Octavia TDI
          1996 Vento GL (white) - RIP

          Comment

          Working...
          X