Hey guys, I rebuilt both master cylinders awhile ago and was able to bleed the lines and they worked pretty good up till a week or so ago. The pedals got soft and eventually I completely lost all braking. I attempted to bleed the lines and was unable to. I even tried to vacuum pump the lines and wasn't able to get them hard again. I noticed oil on the outsides of the slave cylinders. It seems to be coming from under the dust cover. So I guess the seals are shot? Do they come out pretty easy? What's the process?
You unbolt & remove the slave cylinders....... adjusting nut & locknut under the boot Hydraulic line at cylinder 2 x 9/16" bolts with small square plates that engage the large groove at the bottom of the slave cylinder clean the mating surface between the slave cylinder & brake housing & reseal with RTV when reinstalling.
10-4. When I do that am I going to get drenched in oil?
There will be some sitting in the cylinder & you should cap off the feed line or maybe clamp it off with some small vise grips - as long as the hose has not gone too hard, because you'll damage it.....
Awesome! I was just thinking, it's been almost a week since this money pit squirted oil all over me!
Hey Alrman, on the topic of seals, what's the process for replacing the backhoe control tower spool seals on top of the valve? I guess drop the spool out the bottom then pry them out?
Not Alrman but yes you will have to drop spools out the bottom and replace seals and O-rings, top and bottom.
Haha, you'll do Coy! So do you just pry them out with a flat blade?
The bottom ones will come out with the spool of course and you can use an O-ring pick for the upper ones. There is a dirt seal above the o-ring on each spool though.
That's what I meant, just pop out the dirt seal to get to the o-ring. I'm not worried about boogering them up, I ordered new ones.
That's good