I've done it twice now, well one and half because I still have to finish hooking up the lines and bleeding the system.

But I swear, I don't think there is a single nut on my car that is harder to get to than the top one that holds in the master cylinder. If I had a 1" extension for my socket wrench It would be 100x easier.
And if I didn't drop and loose the nut that goes on that stud everytime I'd be much happier, rather than scavenging a similar nut off of my creeper (literally checked 3 houses high and low for a matching nut).

PieEyedPiper said:

I've done it twice now, well one and half because I still have to finish hooking up the lines and bleeding the system.

But I swear, I don't think there is a single nut on my car that is harder to get to than the top one that holds in the master cylinder. If I had a 1" extension for my socket wrench It would be 100x easier.
And if I didn't drop and loose the nut that goes on that stud everytime I'd be much happier, rather than scavenging a similar nut off of my creeper (literally checked 3 houses high and low for a matching nut).

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I did my friend's a couple weeks ago. Which nut are you referring to? The one under the dash or the one from the engine bay? I had to use an elbow for the nut under the dash. The one on the firewall was a pain, because I kept dropping the nut . The first time I got lucky and found it, the second time my car decided to eat it. I ended up taking the nut off of the battery holder and used a washer. I just put some other nut on the battery holder since it is not as important and easier to get to when I got the right part. Next time I'm puttting a magnet under the master cylinder to catch it.

When I installed my clutch master cylinder for my auto to manual swap, It took droping and then also losing a nut before I stuffed a rag under there to catch the next one I dropped.
The rag also helps when bleeding.
-Chad

I hated it when I did mine as well. I hope this one lasts awhile...

I had to have mine done twice.

I paid a buddy to do it at the dealership.

silver eclipse said:

The rag also helps when bleeding.
-Chad

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Quoted for truth!

PieEyedPiper said:

If I had a 1" extension for my socket wrench It would be 100x easier.

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Hm. What to do, what to do?

Defiant said:

Hm. What to do, what to do?

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Exactly. Go spend the 1.00 and get the extension rather that wasting hours just trying to #### with it and getting pissed off.

he speaks like one inch extensions dont exist? the unicorn of car tools..... alas, the fabled one inch extension......

Well, seeing as I checked every autoparts store, and hardware store in my area for such a creature to no avail, I think I did damn well for not having one. Twice.

and yeah, dropping that nut sucks!

I have to do mine soon... I am not looking forward to the job.

I have to do mine before spring shows up and the car goes back on the road

Just did mine. It sucked bawls. I thought I was the only one..

Defiant said:

Hm. What to do, what to do?

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I totally agree. There are so many people on here who think a simple task is hard because they first off cannot even conceive a tool that would make the job easier let alone going to the store and buying it. All you really need to do this job quickly and easily from what I remember is: 10mm open or line wrench, 1/4 drive ratchet, various extensions, and a swivel, and a couple sockets and other wrenches. If all you have is your 3/8 ratchet a few sockets and a 6" extension, then NO SHIT its gonna be hard.

You guys are wimps. Lol. Yeah it sucks, but it's deff not the worst. I did my MC change in snowing 15 degree weather with no gloves. Oh yeah, and I did it with only a street lamp for light. Eat it newbs.

I only had a cardboard box for my tools. And, it was uphill in both directions.

Try taping the nut to the socket or putting vasoline in the socket then the nut, it helps keep the nut in there.

Defiant said:

I only had a cardboard box for my tools. And, it was uphill in both directions.

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Oh yeah? Well when I was your age...

*Dangit, can't do that yet.*

I didn't think it was THAT bad..... Then again, I looked at plymouthlaser.com and made sure I had all the right tools before I got started. I didn't even use the swivels that I bought just in case, and really didn't need anything special.

Try changing the front ball joints or wheel bearings on a 1g and tell me that the master cylinder was hard.

I put a magnet in the socket for the second nut. The tactic comes in handy often.
Compared to other cars ive worked on at work, DSM are suprisingly easy.
-Chad

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I only had a cardboard box for my tools. And, it was uphill in both directions.

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You wouldn't even believe what McGuyver uses to change his clutch master cylinder.

SinaiTSi said:

You wouldn't even believe what McGuyver uses to change his clutch master cylinder.

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Oh I believe it

I remember doing mine, but yeah I don't really see how you would work on it without the extension.

Where are you guys getting the m/c. Best price I have seen is $75 through ebay from ongreenperformance.