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03-23-2010, 06:52 PM
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Slow Old Timer
 Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Decatur, Texas USA
Posts: 224
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Power Brake Master Cylinder Question?
Needing to replace the master cylinder and the old one has a bigger front chamber and smaller rear chamber but all the replacements from cheapo auto parts stores seem to have the chambers the same size. I'm no hydraulic engineer but it seems the front one is bigger for a reason (doing 70% of the work maybe?!?!?). Am I being to worried or do I have good reason to keep looking for the exact replacement? It also appears the brake lines are different diameters even... could this be true? Sorry in advance for all the neophyte questions.....
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03-23-2010, 08:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Muskegon,MI,USA
Posts: 6,026
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Re: Power Brake Master Cylinder Question?
The 3/4 ton trucks like your K-20 have the reservoirs reversed as compared to the 1/2 ton so the front reservoir goes to the rear. The rear reservoir goes to the front. The master cylinders for the 3/4 ton trucks that I have been using have equal reservoir capacities and look like the picture.
Jim
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03-23-2010, 08:47 PM
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Slow Old Timer
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Decatur, Texas USA
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Re: Power Brake Master Cylinder Question?
Wow, what a nice clean picture! I should have mentioned that I am doing this my project 1/2t stepside. MC's the parts store are trying to sell me look exactly like the one in your picture. And they really are plumbed "backwards" like in your picture, eh?!?!?
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