1959 544 brake master hardware

[coffeycreek]

Howdy all from America,

As I replaced the brake switch I found I need to bleed the system. It seems there is a washer between the branch union on the front of the master an the most forward nut the switch screws into. The green manual doesn’t show this. Does anyone know if this is needed or why I might have one?

Thanks

Mark
Flagstaff, AZ

[John Crosskey]

hello mark yes you need these 2 copper washers send me your email no. then i will send you a picture best regards johnnypv Johnsignwriter@aol.com

[Ron Kwas]

cc;

As JC has already mentioned, when things get screwed into "wet" systems...like Oil Sump Plug, Brake Light Switch, Hydr Clutch Line, etc., if not a (self-sealing) type pipe thread, or they don't have a specific sealing surface (like the internal conical surface of Bleeding Nipples) they will typically have a copper washer to form a good seal (the soft copper displaces as the item is tightened, assuring a positive seal).

I hope you have good long-term function with that new Brake Light Switch...I've found them (even brand new ones!) much less than satisfactory, and so developed upgrade kits to address this weakness...see: http://www.sw-em.com/safety_bulletin_1.htm

Cheers

[John Crosskey]

hello mark i sent u a picture did u get it the copper washers either side of brass union part no. 18817-7 no.2 washer part no 81415-2 best regards john

[arcturus]

Originally Posted by John Crosskey

hello mark i sent u a picture did u get it the copper washers either side of brass union part no. 18817-7 no.2 washer part no 81415-2 best regards john

Any chance of posting the pic' here. This is a job I will be undertaking myself sometime soon. Fore warned is fore armed.

[John Crosskey]

please send me your email to Johnsignwriter@aol.com best regards johnnypv/duett