Hydraulic fluid lines.

[Bob_Salmon]

Eventually got the Master Cylinder and pedal box off. I didn't expect it to be easy, neither did I expect it to be so b****y difficult!

Anyway, I am not too happy with the fluid lines from the reservoir to the Master cylinder, which have some external corrosion. They are in several pieces linked by flexible pipes with a shoulder at one end for the flex pipe and a 'Top Hat' type termination at the other end which sits inside a rubber grommet.

Are these types of pipe generic or are they Porsche one off's please?

Thanks,

Bob

[Ian Donkin]

Bob

I've just replaced my master cylinder and the pipes up to the reservoir on mine were clear plastic head to toe, with no joining pieces. I can't imagine that this spec of clear plastic pipe is specific to Porsche (did I really say that?) and maybe you could go down the same route.

Whilst I didn't have a problem getting my old master cylinder out, putting the reservoir feeds back in was a real PITA until I realiased that the easy way was to seat the supply pipes with the unit on the ground, then offer the master cylinder back up to the bulkhead.

Good luck.

[Bob_Salmon]

Thanks Ian.

All plastic pipe doesn't sound like an original spec although I appreciate that there is no pressure on the feed lines. However; the feeds into the Master Cylinder are a pressure fit into rubber grommets (hence the 'Top Hat' ends to the metal feed lines). That sounds like a problem with plastic lines?

Bob

[Ian Donkin]

Oops - sorry Bob - I do have short metal pipes with flares on them at the bottom end to fit in the master cylinder . These are the little bu99ers that took so much effort to get into the m/c when I replaced the cylinder.

The rest of the pipe (from below bulkhead right through to the reservoir) is however plastic.

Apologies for any confusion.