63 master cylinder question

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lib - 25 Sep 2005 18:13 GMT

What is the purpose of the zerk-type fitting on the top side of the
cylinder?

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PJ - 25 Sep 2005 19:05 GMT

> What is the purpose of the zerk-type fitting on the top side of the
> cylinder?

I don't recall anyone using a zerk fitting but I remember a guy who had
a Schraeder fitting on his master cylinder cap. Claimed it was for an
easy, one-man brake bleed. Don't know what he used for a pump and I
can't vouch for his success--never saw it in action.

PJ

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Tom in Missouri - 25 Sep 2005 20:10 GMT

It is a bleed screw used on the PB master cylinder. It is not on the manual
MC. Do you have a MC with a lid held by a thumbscrew or a metal clip? If a
thumbscrew, it is '63. If a metal spring clip, it is '64.

> What is the purpose of the zerk-type fitting on the top side of the
> cylinder?

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lib - 26 Sep 2005 00:01 GMT

I have the thumbscrew cap. However, I don't have Power Brakes. I saw the
same mastercylinder w/bleed screw in kit at:
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=118. BTW does $470 for total rebuild
kit seem a reasonable price? I haven't priced out the individual parts.

> It is a bleed screw used on the PB master cylinder. It is not on the
> manual MC. Do you have a MC with a lid held by a thumbscrew or a metal
> clip? If a thumbscrew, it is '63. If a metal spring clip, it is '64.
>
>> What is the purpose of the zerk-type fitting on the top side of the
>> cylinder?

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