Which master cylinder to go with?

[William McClurg]

Noticed my 93 Honda accord master cylinder was leaking the other day, and when I looked online to buy a replacement I noticed that they were priced anywhere from $15 on up to around $100 for the OEM part from Honda. Is there much difference in quality between any of them to justify spending more money? I was thinking I’d just hit the middle and get a Beck Arnley for around $50.

Just to make sure I don’t screw anything up, the existing fluid should be drained from the bleed screw on the slave cylinder on the transmission by having someone pump the clutch pedal until no more fluid comes out, then remove and replace the master cylinder, fill the MC fluid reservoir with new brake fluid, and bleed from the slave cylinder until the fluid comes out without bubbles. Anything I’m missing/not doing right?

One more question (if it’s possible to derail your own topic…) I tried to replace my fuel filter last weekend but could not get the banjo bolt to let go. Unfortunately I didn’t have any penetrating oil on hand to try to get it loose, but before I take my vacuum control box off again I’m going to make darn sure I have everything I need to get it done properly. Any advice other than penetrating oil?

Thanks for your help!

Will

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[college man]

Thanks for the update and the fix. 😉

[EricTheCarGuy]

Thanks for keeping us up to date and for using the ETCG forum.

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