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MG MGA - MGA 1500 Master Cylinder HELP!

I purchased a working master cylinder a few years ago and am ready to install it. How do I remove the internal cylinders and springs to inspect them?
Gerard

Easiest way is with some gently applied air through the output orifice of each cylinder. Hold a towel over the cylinder because the air pressure can launch the rubber seal, etc. pretty fast.
Steve

Gerard,
You can use a simple foot pump or even a bicycle pump for Steves method above, if you don't have a compressor. I have done this many times, you don't normally even need a good seal. Mind you, I am assuming after all this time it hasn't rusted up solid!

See the recent thread on silicon fluid too.

Neil
Neil McGurk

Maybe I don't know what I'm looking at but I dont see any rubber seals. I will post pictures monday to show what I see.
Gerard

If you can adapt a grease fitting to the cylinder, you can also remove the pistons hydraulically with a grease gun. Of course, then you will have a bit of a mess to clean up before you can reassemble it.
Del Rawlins

This site has step by step details with lots of pictures. http://www.mgashop.com/mcrebuild.htm

If this is a used master cylinder, I would recommend getting a rebuild kit for it. The rebuild kit with all the rubber parts is very inexpensive. Check the bores carefully for pitting.
Jeff Schultz

Gerard,
The website that Jeff posted above is excellent for your problem. I used Chad's step by step instructions this past spring to do a total rebuild on my 1500 MC and it came out perfect and without drama.
I see that Barney has also linked to this same site as well for this little project. Check it out, well worth the time.

Clayton
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This thread was discussed between 09/12/2006 and 11/12/2006

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