MC Dust Boot Source

[Guest]

Hey fellas,

I was about to rebuild my front MC when I realized that the 28-year-old thin rubber dust boot was not going to survive the disassembly process. So I postponed, but now I can't seem to find the part on any fiche.

The MC is on one fiche, the lever is on another, and no boot that I could see.

Any tips? Anyone successfully bought this part?

Side note - are regular snap-ring pliers going to do the job, or do I need something special?

Thanks!

[Nessism]

To get the boot you need the complete master cylinder piston kit. Before you order one you should look inside the master with a flashlight to see if there is any pitting in the metal which will render the master unrebuildable. To get at the snapring holding the piston in the master you need some long nose snapring pliers. Z1 sells them. Regarding master cylinder kits, the OE kits are better than aftermarket kits such as Z1 sells.

[Roostabunny]

Uh oh - I got the kit from Z1 - do they not come with the boot and that's part of the reason they're not as good?

Maybe I'm just not seeing the boot in the package. I'll try to post a pic of what I have.