New Brake Master Cylinder

[Diamond Hell]

Correct thread short bolt, plus copper washer should see you right.

[russ-vdub]

Plus some locite hydraulic thread sealant would be more the adequate

[rubjonny]

basically original VAG cylinders fitted to MK2s tend to just have just the 2 holes, others blanked off depends how old they are.  New cylinders tend to have 4 holes!  20/22mm cylinders may differ too, but on my 8v it had 2 holes and my new gen vag 22mm one it had 4!

IIRC the thread pitch is M10x1 if its any use to you!  If so most VAG threaded coolant/oil temp sensors will fit, brake fluid temp gauge anyone? 

edit: can get the plug from VW:
172 611 430 - plug, m10x1 - 10.18 

[wil0]

I dont trust Kwik Fit or any other "tyre garages" they employ monkeys and pay them in peanuts i swear.The boss always has a really badly modded scooby too haha. some guy at a similar establishment told me that i had a "major oil leak" and that oil was "spraying" from the engine somewhere, and covering the hub in oil! i pointed out that the stuff on the hub was a dirt and grease build up, not oil. He then told me that it could be my "middle gasket" i asked him what he meant by this, and all he said was that it was in the middle of the engine, and if that goes your f**ked. well what a load of sh!t.
Afgan socks, invest in an easy bleed, its the best thing ever for bleeding brakes! it uses the pressure from a tyre to keep filling and pressurising the brake resivoir, which is the equivilent of frantically pumping the brake pedal. i flushed my brake system the other day on my mini, it took about 15 minutes

[danny_p]

halfords long life pads were the funnest,  pads had died  bought some from halfords as it was the only place open and got offered free fitting so thopugth carry on then it's not like you can bugger that up so somehow manage to fit long-life pads instead of the ones i wanted. just thought what a bunch of muppets and thought nothing more of it till decided i wanted to have a play within 50 miles of having pads fitted they were gone.  they really didn't like getting hot,  they stink and dust something special  so go back in for the free replacements

[fishyboy]

Hey folks,
               sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I've been working flat out on the car. Well i decided to change all the calipers as they car has been sitting for a year and they were all seized. So once i changed them, i managed to remove the bleed nipples. These were just the right size for the brake master cylinder and it gave me the option of another bleed point. SORTED.

Cheers for all the help.


Fishyboy.