Give me a brake

[Postie Bob]

Hi All.
My main setback in getting my van on the road at the moment is `` no brakes `` .
I,ve got the master cyl apart as far as I could but have hit a wall  .
What is stopping the piston from coming out? There doesn,t seem to be any pins etc holding it in .
Does it come out with the plastic thingy in there? I,ve removed the circlip but nothing is moving 
I,m thinking maybe easier to swap it for a HQ master cylinder . I,ve read up some of the posts regarding this and seems like the way to go.
I,ve noticed that the mounting bolts on the Bedford are vertical where-as the HQ ,s is horizontal . Does this mean I have to swap boosters as well?
Is there a bit of a writeup on how to go about the swap somewhere?
Any assist, much appreciated.
Cheers, Bob.

[Merlin]

theres an anchor pin under the fluid resevior unbolt the resevior and inside one of the ports is a pin or bolt just pull that out and the pistons will come out  Cheers Merlin

[Hobbit]

Hi Bob,

The primary piston & spring should come out after the circlip was removed. It's probably corroded in.
Once the fluid reservoir has been removed, pressure is applied to the end of the secondary piston, to
remove the stop pin. It might be better to replace the complete master cylinder if it's too corroded.

[Postie Bob]

Will something like this fit?     
 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HOLDEN-COMMODORE-BRAKE-BOOSTER-MASTER-CYLINDER-V6-V8-SS-VT-VX-VU-VY-M0212-/190646494003?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c636aa333
 Will it matter if it,s used on drum brakes only?
I think my cylinder is beyond repair so I,m grasping at straws here  .
Would anyone have a good ( or repairable ) original for sale??
Cheers , Bob.

[Hobbit]

G'day again Bob,

That Commodore master cylinder and booster is for disc brakes, a different setup than for drums.
A popular conversion for drum brakes, is an XB Falcon master cylinder on a LJ Torana booster. Easy
to fit. I'm using a reconditioned XB master and booster on mine. Works fine.

[Vandee]

What  did Shane use, as he said it was a straight bolt up. I have disc's on front and drums rear and all works fine, but it is a good idea to use something that is easy to get your hands on if need be.

http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=4472.0

[ShaneJ]

I have a good standard booster and master if you want to pm an offer.

[Postie Bob]

Thanks Shane.  Definately interested.
I,ve no Idea what to offer though ..  Would you be willing to sell just the cylinder ? Most probably be cheaper to post without the booster.
No big deal if not  , I will take both if need be.  Could you email me a price ( including postage  to SA area code 5540 ) to boshco@bigpond.com .
I have a friend at Mount Gravatt who could possibly collect it for me but not sure if he drives anymore .
Cheers , Bob.
ps.... I,ve no idea what pm means or how to go about pming someone . Am a very basic PCer  .

[Vandee]

Just click on the IM button under his name, like the one beside your mail symbol under your name. When someone answers you will get a pop up box you just click on to see the message, this will happen while you are on Buga or when you log back on again, this message can be answered within the message you will have open. To regain acces to these messages you click on Messages tab under your profile on the left had side of the page or at the top of your page if loged on under your avatar picture..

[Hobbit]

I'm using a reconditioned XB master and booster on mine.

Think I'm getting XB confused with XA. Feeling silly, but I'm not real cluey about Fords.