Cherokee Master Cylinder question

[WarriorDog]

I'm doing a Cherokee Master Cylinder conversion on the 1950 B2C.  Does any one know which outlet on the master cylinder services the front brakes? Is it the front outlet or rear? 

[NiftyFifty]

You need to run those into a proportioning valve before the brakes FYI...I can't get at my truck this minute, but if nobody else answers before tonight, I'll have a look

[pflaming]

Put the identification info of your master cylinder into google search, then go to images and you will find your answer. 4mula is spot on, you need a proportioning valve immediately after the MC then the lines to front and rear.

[NiftyFifty]

Warrior did you find what you needed? Apologies...this week has been nuts, getting ready to move and it's also my busy season for work

[The Oil Soup]

Photo of master cylinder?

[WarriorDog]

On 4/9/2017 at 1:17 PM, The Oil Soup said:

Photo of master cylinder?

Best I have at the moment

[NiftyFifty]

That looks different then mine....I also don't recommend mounting it crooked like that, unless I'm looking at it wrong, but the reservoir needs to be pretty much level to have the correct amount of fluid in it.

[pflaming]

That will not work. A mounting plane must be made. That plate mounts to the clutch housing with three welded in stub bolts. Then that plate must have two holes which are threaded. These must be level to the floor. The master cylinder then is mounted to these two holes. Note, this plate MUST have a center hole and the plate MUST be perfectly centered. I had mine made at a machine shop. Don't do this wrong, this is safety stuff!  

 

 

 

[NiftyFifty]

If you search the forum I created the first thread on it...not sure if I was the first to do it, but been a lot of years and works great, but you do HAVE to do the steps pflaming stated...

[pflaming]

Take a 3" square piece of quality steel, hold in place on the bell housing  with a good visegrip or two, center punch three holes. Remove. Locate the new MC and center punch those holes. Drill out these five holes, then find the center of the t three holes center punch and drill out a one(1)" hole.

Next thread all five holes. [check bolt size], loc tite bolts into the three holes to leave enough bolt to tachometer to bell housing. Bolt to bell housing, then bolt the Cherokee MC to the new mount. No welding required this way. Push rod will need to be lengthened. 

I am bored at a McDonald's as I post this. Results based upon the doer's skills. Good luck.

[WarriorDog]

11 hours ago, 4mula-dlx said:

That looks different then mine....I also don't recommend mounting it crooked like that, unless I'm looking at it wrong, but the reservoir needs to be pretty much level to have the correct amount of fluid in it.

I'm mounting a remote reservoir on the firewall since it's very tight around the steering gear.  

[DJ194950]

Still not going to work with remote M/C reservoir because you need to get the air out out the cylinder/s which cannot happen if the inlets are on the side not straight up to allow the air out.

DJ

[pflaming]

A forum friend from Georgia informed me some time ago that there are reasons things are where they are so be very careful before I relocate something. 

[NiftyFifty]

2 hours ago, WarriorDog said:

I'm mounting a remote reservoir on the firewall since it's very tight around the steering gear.  

Mine fit fine with the original steering...I've since changed to rack and pinion, but I made the Cherokee work fine with the reservoir it came with

 

http://www.strokerssocialclub.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=199912079

 

hope the pic works...deleted everything off my phone