Topic: brake master cylinder advice/help please

[edwardgt350]

bought a new brake master cylinder for a 66 gt350. new one doesnt come with a push rod and we cant remove the old push rod from the housing. we tried placing it in a vice and using a slide hammer but no luck removing it.
any suggestions?

[must69]

Did you try soaking it in some sort of lubricant or "nut cracker"?  May just need to soak awhile.

[NEFaurora]

Hang the rod from a bar on the vise and just bang it off... It will go...You have to break the internal clip to get it off..

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Tony K.

[Hipo giddyup]

I had the same problem a little while ago. Since the internal piston should be replaced, I used a cut-off wheel to cut it almost in half. Then I used a screwdriver and twisted between the two halves to split them apart. In my case the clip was retained on the push rod and I could use it again in the new piston.

[67gtasanjose]

I had the same problem a little while ago. Since the internal piston should be replaced, I used a cut-off wheel to cut it almost in half. Then I used a screwdriver and twisted between the two halves to split them apart. In my case the clip was retained on the push rod and I could use it again in the new piston.

^^^
What HE said! You'll want to re-use the clip.

[67350#1242]

I came across a clip for 65-73 manual brake push rod:
http://www.american-mustang.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6901

If you break yours looks like they're available.  Maybe you can study the picture and figure a way to unlock it with a fabbed up tool?