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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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How hard is a brake bias spring to install?
Can it be done with the Master cylinder in the car?

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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by bowersock
How hard is a brake bias spring to install?
Can it be done with the Master cylinder in the car?

Thanks Roger
Some folks say it can, but I found it much easier with the MC on the bench

The most arduous task is reninstalling the ring that holds it in (whatever you call it)

I wound up with using a plastic plug from my MC bench bleed kit that fit down into the spring while the shoulder was wide enough to hold the ring. with a C clamp, I gradually forced the spring and ring down into the cylinder( i used pliers to compress the ring in the bore)

Once I got the hang of it it was really quite easy! You will love this mod

seeya

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I did it with the MC in the car, 20 minute job. It takes longer to bleed the brakes than it does to install the spring.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Nathan Plemons
I did it with the MC in the car, 20 minute job. It takes longer to bleed the brakes than it does to install the spring.
Took me about 30min, with MC in the car.
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