Kagnus

I know a lot of folks like the Tick unit, however it is over $300 and I am a student on a budget. Will a basic $45 unit from Oreilly's work okay for the moment? It has a life-time limited warranty and I just need it to last me a few more years. Also, I don't track the car and only drive it casually for the most part. I will certainly be more receptive to permanent replacement parts once I am done with school and can afford to do so. Thank you for reading!

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/p...rolet/corvette

P.S. changed the fluid using the ranger method, helped a little initially.

johnson-rod

It will be fine. Bench bleed it before you install it or you'll be there all day.

Shoot some WD-40 on the "Quick Disconnect" fitting before trying to disconnect it.

Better yet, screw the DC fitting. Pull the pin in the fitting at the end of the master cylinder line and connect it to your new one without messing with the DC at all.

Put a small "C" clamp on the flats of the master cylinder to get something to grip when removing and installing. You'll be using your left hand/arm and you need all the leverage you can get.

The MC sits up and down. It screws into the dash board like a pickle jar top. That last pop is a real bear. Be sure you have it all way screwed in and that is when the flats are up and down. People have had them pop right out of the firewall a few days after a replacement if not done right.

Good luck.

huesmann

I broke one of the nylon mounting tabs installing my first one.

Kagnus

Thank you for the advice!

Kagnus

Just wanted to update on this. The new part works great; no more pumping the pedal, and the install was much easier than I thought it would be. Also I did not bench bleed the cylinder as I really didn't have the resources to be able to do so. All I needed to do was pump the clutch pedal a little bit and the line began to evacuate all of the air on it's own.

Thank you folks for all of your help!

johnson-rod

God bless the child who does it himself.