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Emptying Master Cylinder
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:45 pm
by bigginger
This may just be useful to somebody, I know it has been to me. If you need to empty the master cylinder, get a turkey baster, a large pipette with a squeezy bulb on the top. It makes it a cinch to transfer the fluid into a jar...
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:49 pm
by Cam
Or... a large medical syringe.
Turkey baster is probably easier to get hold of though.
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:53 pm
by bigginger
Yup - I can do small syringes by the score (legally, folks - I have to inject myself every day with an MS drug
) and I could use them too - but the baster is dead easy to find
Turkey
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:21 am
by Willie
Good tip, but don't invite me round for Xmas dinner!!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:34 am
by Peetee
Good tip, but don't invite me round for Xmas dinner
No. You wouldn't want to 'brake with tradition'
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 11:31 am
by bigginger
S'alright - I don't eat (or cook) turkey...
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:53 am
by stevey
yeh thats good. Its also good (at least i've been told) for filling a diff.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:24 pm
by Multiphonikks
So... what is a vegetarian doing with a turkey baster? Just curious!
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:34 pm
by bigginger
Draining the master cylinder, duh...
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:34 pm
by Multiphonikks
Ask a stupid question...
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:37 pm
by bigginger
...and get a truthful answer! I went out and got it specifically for that job
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:02 pm
by rayofleamington
If you are working on the brakes, you normally get ample opportunity to drain the fluid, without needing to take it out of the reservoir :?
But yes, if you want to drain it like that ,it works well. You can even get a huge pippette thingy especially for this purpose (we have one at work)
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 9:25 pm
by bigginger
But if you (f'rinstance) just want to change a pipe quickly, it's just the job