Re: Replacing brake master cylinder on 1995 Accord

"M.A. Stewart" <cf005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Tegger (tegger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) writes:
> >
> >
> > Leaks are no problem.
> >
> > Stuff a couple of golf tees in the holes as you trans****t the new MC
if
you
> > have nothing else to plug them with.
>
>
> I made plugs for my self about 25 years ago. I used an old
> brake tube and an old brake hose from a Datsun(?) or
> Toyota(?). I cut the fittings off the brake hoses, dug
> the remaining rubber out of the fittings and then brazed
> (bronze rod) the hole closed. I now had a female plug to
> put on the end of a disconnected brake tube, to prevent
> the fluid from all siphoning out. For a set of _male_ plugs,
> I cut the brake tube flush with the male nut, and brazed
> it closed. I snug the plugs down with a pair of wrenches.
>
> These bunch of male nuts and female nuts come in
> very handy when disconnecting the brake system.
>
> A person could probably do the same thing with a propane
> torch, some plumbers solder and flux. Steel wool etc. the
> metal bright and ****ny, apply flux and solder. Don't cut the
> tube flush... leave some sticking out and solder the tube
> closed.
>
>
> >
> > -- 
> > Tegger
> >
> > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>
>

The m/c kit I bought from Autozone came with all sorts of plugs and hoses
I needed.