Brake fluid reservoir, can you take it off???????safelly

[bot0611]

The reservoir on my truck is broken, i have the lid on using zip ties, soo i have a nother master cylinder i took off another truck can i take the reservoir off safelly and replace it???

Trying to avoid spending $70-80 for a "new" one and i have to do it quick got a trip on sunday

81 k10 by the way

 

[dremu]

I would imagine you'd get air in the lines, so you'll be bleeding the brakes.

I've never tried to remove a reservoir -- most of my trucks have had the one piece cast master/reservoirs -- and since you gotta bleed anyway, may as well swap the whole master assembly.

-- A

 

[toomany]

The plastic resreivor comes off. In fact, most of the replacement master cylinders I've bought didn't include a resrevior. Just pry the old one off and push the new one onto the master.

 

[bot0611]

Job done!

Thanks.