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DIY fix:Mitsubishi Montero brake accumulator & Master cylinder overhaul

DIY fix:Mitsubishi Montero brake accumulator & Master cylinder overhaul

The parts arrived from partsouq via UPS. Cost me 50k including customs duty and handling charges of 15k

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So the brakes started behaving weird again. This time I decided to replace the accumulator and the master cylinder pistons.

Since we are going to replace the accumulator, we must depressurize it by pressing the brake pedal around 30-35 times without the key in the ignition.
That’s when the pedal becomes hard and its safe to remove the accumulator.

Now we will install the new pistons. The plastic plunger goes in first.

The metal piston goes in.

The old parts.

Next was the accumulator.

New one goes in.

All ready to go in the car.

Installation starts

Connecting the brake pedal.

Decided to go with Addinol Dot4 this time.

Replaced the water sensor in the fuel filter.

During bleeding, we found the brake pads were worn out unevenly.

Which one to choose?

I had used EBC pink last time, so went with Brembo this time.

Another nasty surprise was waiting for me when we tried to replace the pads. The pistons were seized and was not going back.

We somehow managed to push it back and decided to get new brake caliper pistons. Since it will take at least a week to arrive, as a stop-gap arrangement, we just replaced the badly worn pad and assembled everything back.

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