<VV> Dual Master Brake Cylinder Questions-correction

Frank DuVal corvairduval at cox.net
Mon Apr 22 21:08:59 EDT 2013


I shall remember this now....

Another little difference from year to year.

Frank DuVal

On 4/22/2013 8:13 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> Not quite right.  The 1961 FC  M/C is held on by four cap screws where
> the 62-5 FC M/C uses only two cap screws.  The four bolt M/C uses a 1/4"
> diameter steel brake line back to the coupling cross where as the two
> cap screw M/C uses a 3/16" diameter steel brake line.  The M/C with
> lines will interchange.  Because of the location of the FC  M/C next to
> the front left subframe an AMC dual master cylinder is recommended for
> clearance reasons if one contemplates changing to a dual circuit master
> cylinder.
> Jim Davis
>
>
> On 4/22/2013 10:54 AM, corvairduval at cox.net wrote:
>> Yes, the FCs, even 1961, uses the same master cylinder that fits 62 to 66
>> cars. So a dual master can bolt right on an FC.



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