Master cylinder
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Master cylinder
I just bought a new one last week but the one I just removed is different. I am wondering if I should try to make it work or take it back and get a new one. It has one extra hole for a brake line that would have to be plugged and the mounting holes are at a different angle. I'm thinking that super beetles must use a different master cylinder than a standard beetle for some reason. If I take it back I'm sure I will have to wait another week maybe longer to get the right one. Meanwhile the car is in the garage on jackstands .
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- Speedy Jim
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Yes, Supers are at a different angle and the porting is different.
More important, Supers used different frt wheel cyls and the
Master Cylinder strokes (frt/rear) are different from Standard Beetle units.
You didn't note the year of your car but I'm assuming it's a late Dual Circuit model.
Order P/N 113-611-015-BD
More important, Supers used different frt wheel cyls and the
Master Cylinder strokes (frt/rear) are different from Standard Beetle units.
You didn't note the year of your car but I'm assuming it's a late Dual Circuit model.
Order P/N 113-611-015-BD
- Marc
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It's a `74 SUPER, which requires the 113 611 015BH master cylinder. From the sounds of things, what he has now is the BD.Speedy Jim wrote:...You didn't note the year of your car but I'm assuming it's a late Dual Circuit model.
Order P/N 113-611-015-BD
No way to interchange them (either way) - sorry Dew, but the car's down until you get the right part.
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What brand is it? TRW Brazil is the most common, worth $40 or so plus shipping...If my wholesaler wasn't out-of-stock on them right now I would've offered to sell you oneDew wrote:Autozone hooked me up. It's coming in today only 64 bucks. OUCH !!!!
If you got a German Ate or FAG for $60 you made out like a bandit, they're easily worth ~$100.
At the other end of the spectrum you can get "Brand-X" (KMM, which I believe is Chinese TRW) for under $25. Haven't tried them yet, can't offer an opinion on their quality.
Hopefully AutoZone at least had the Brazilian TRW, which aren't bad for the price and $64 isn't outrageous, 'specially since you were in a hurry.
You didn't withdraw the mounting bolts all the way, did you? If you do that there's a strong chance that their spacer tubes will fall out of place. So long as the bolts cinched down snugly without it feeling like you were slowly crushing something as you tightened them, all is well.
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