Date:         Wed, 13 May 1998 13:20:50 -0600
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From:         Peter <printstud@CSI.COM>
Subject:      Success Removing brake fluid reservoir
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Success Removing brake fluid reservoir!

Greetings fellow Comrades!

   It seemed difficult at first, but once I removed the master brake
cylinder (beware, Syncronauts, of brake fluid flowing out of every
possible orifice!!) and this wasn't very difficult, just messy!  Then
the reservoir just popped right off, with a reasonable amount of force!
    And I'm glad I did remove the cylinder, as I can now see a pool of
brake fluid sitting in the brake assist booster??  (That big black round
disc that is attached and behind the master...)

 I wonder what this means??  I guess I need to replace the master after
all??  It must be leaking into the booster??!!

   Working on this syncro has been like peeling back the layers of an
onion, the more I peal, the more I find....   problems, that is!!  And
you sure have to have the mentality of Sherlock Holmes to track down all
these problems, from a few sparse clues, also the patience of a guru to
not get frustrated when you've got the whole car apart and more problems
at every turn!!  Thank god life is so long!  (You'll need it to fix your
Syncro!)

    But aahh, the pleasure of knowing you fixed it yourself!! And that
you did it right, and if you broke anything else in the process, you
fixed that too, rather than covering it up, like some of the previous
mechanics who worked on mine did!

Cmdr. Syncronaut Peter Igo
'87 Westy Syncro 70K?