rebuild master brake cylinder

I have a 96 honda accord lx sedan w/o abs. My master brake sylinder is going
out. But I heard you can rebuild them. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

I would suggest not rebuilding it and get a remanufactured one. That way if
something does go wrong with the brakes and it is the master cylinder's
fault you will have somebody to sue.

CaptainKrunch

 

I would recommend buying a new one from Honda for about $80. They are
pretty cheap compared to some other years. A good rebuilt unit will
probably be at least $60, and a rebuild kit might be as much a $20.

 

thanks for the help, one more question whats a flare nut wrench?

 

It is a variation on a regular open ended wrench. On a regular open
ended wrench you make contact with the nut on only 2 of the faces. A
flare nut wrench contacts 4 full faces and parts of the remaining 2
faces of the nut. When working on brake lines fittings, a flare nut
wrench is an absolute necessity. The fittings are fairly soft and a
normal open ended wrench *will* distort the fittings. I learned this the
hard way, shame on me

See http://www.redhummer.com/myhummer/tools/wrenches/flarenut.jpg for
photo of flare nut wrench.

For comparison, see http://bosunsupplies.com/images/NOpenEndWrench90.gif
for a regular open ended wrench.

 

Think of a 6-point box wrench with a small part of the circle cut out,to
slip over the tubing.

 

Yep, a flare nut wrench is a necessity. I view it as a box
wrench with a notch in it to allow you to fit the brake line
thru it. A bleeder wrench is also needed. If you have a
quality 6 point box wrench in that small size, it will some-
times suffice. Many auto parts stores have loaner tools
for flare and bleeder (with a deposit of course). When I
work on my car on the weekend the special loaner tool that
I need is loaned out already :-(

chuck