master cylinder
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From: Littlestown, PA
Depends on your skill. I want to say yes. The job is quite easy, remove the old one, then put on the new one.
Before you put on the new master cylinder, you need to "bench bleed it". Which means to fill it with fluid, put hoses from each of the ports into a bottle filled with brake fluid. With the hoses submerged in the fluid push the master cyl piston(s) in...the plunger. Do this in a "slow" method, until all of the air is removed from the master cyl. Install it in the car, put the brake lines on, but don't tighten them. Have someone gently/slow push the brake pedal down while you watch for fluid to come out of the master cyl where you left the lines loose. Just before the brake pedal reaches the floor, close the lines on the MC. This should do it, but if the pedal feels spongy, you may have gotten air into the lines. If so, you will need to bleed ALL the brakes to get the air out.
Good Luck
Before you put on the new master cylinder, you need to "bench bleed it". Which means to fill it with fluid, put hoses from each of the ports into a bottle filled with brake fluid. With the hoses submerged in the fluid push the master cyl piston(s) in...the plunger. Do this in a "slow" method, until all of the air is removed from the master cyl. Install it in the car, put the brake lines on, but don't tighten them. Have someone gently/slow push the brake pedal down while you watch for fluid to come out of the master cyl where you left the lines loose. Just before the brake pedal reaches the floor, close the lines on the MC. This should do it, but if the pedal feels spongy, you may have gotten air into the lines. If so, you will need to bleed ALL the brakes to get the air out.
Good Luck