VW Beetle Brake Master Cylinder Removal - VERY IMPORTANT TIPS! - DIY! 

I already knew about the sleeves, but I have to say you did a great job filming them. I didn’t think they would be so clear to see.

Excellent video and great tips! Be well, my friend.

Just retired not too long ago> looking for a project. Found an old VW dune buggy that sat in a barn 22 years. Title says 1966.l no nothing about VW bugs. Stumbled on to you, and so glad I did, you are amazing with your knowledge and the way you teach is very easy to follow. I am joining and happy to send you donations to help with your costs. Thanks so much, Jim Hostetler

Looking forward to that "Spread the pedals apart video!" Stay healthy we need you out there!! Keep up the good work!

This is a year later for me and the best video on changing the master cylinder. Thank you 🙏

Great video. Always enjoy them have a good weekend...

glad u feel better. I was having withdrawels because no video from u. looking forward to more. keep up good work.

Nice instruction. Great tip about the spacers. I was picturing someone re torquing the master and crushing the double wall.

Currently working on my 1970 beetle. Replaced the front and rear brakes and the brake pedal only has resistance right before it hits the floor. The brakes do work but the pedal feels much worse than it used to. I replaced the rubber front hoses, leaky brake light switches, and bled the brakes thoroughly, none of which fixed the problem, so I am going to try replacing the master cylinder. Thanks for your informative videos!

Hmmmm...."The Mystery of the Third Connector"! The master cylinder looks like it was made with 3, so it will be interesting to find out what the deal is. I agree with you and other commenters: go with the high quality replacement part. Hope you are feeling better.

Great video, lots of important info. Hope your feeling better

Thanks for the info good to know all this stuff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Injoying the video’s stay safe and god bless wishing you a speedy recovery my friend get well 😁

Another good video, I've also been unwell so not posted so fair play to you and glad you're getting better.

Always look forward to your videos! Take care of yourself.

I was taught to never mess with the brake rod. Found out the hard way that sometimes you have to adjust it!!

As always brother, easy vid to watch, with plenty of info, ask me how I know those napoleon hat spacers fall out.......lol. Keep on keeping on mate

great tip ....a Vw specialized shop in NH did a brake job on a Beetle didn't put the spacers back in ...

Great video! Excellent info on the master cylinder bolts. My project was taken apart 8 years ago and I don't remember how it all goes back together. Thanks!

I wish this video was available 7 months ago. This would of removed a few headaches and hundreds of dollars along the way. BTW those cut edits a speed up are hilarious. Another great one for the books I mean Beetle Bible. Please buy the German master cylinder seriously no short cuts with safety

Good to see you back in the shop. Hope you made a full recovery. Thanks for the video update and tips

Glad you’re feeling better Slade! Can’t wait to buy some stickers!

Good presentation! Looking forward to the pedal cluster assembly. Hope you feel better!

Glad to hear that you're feeling better 😊

Great video as always....I am catching up on your's and everyone's videos...starting with this one...im over 4 months behind. I was home for a short time, didn't get to work on my cars...and now I am in Doha since Nov 1..not many beetles around here hahaha.... Excellent lesson in this video about the spacers...thank you for what you do....

I’m very interested in seeing how you extend the pedal assembly. I’ve rebuilt several, but never extended them. Thanks for the videos. 👍😎

Great video Slade, good information and tips. Never seen a master cylinder with 3 contacts on it. Nice to see that trick for extending those pedals. Take care of yourselves, mate.

Just started watching. Very informative,great videos,great personality. Explains in layman terms. Keep it up

Another great video Slades. Brake parts are definitely not something to cheap out on. And yes those sleeves are important my dad told me that. He said he pushed the pedal too hard once and his foot went thru the floor lol 😂. And I finally was able to buy a shirt too from you. Plan on getting a sticker too maybe. Of course I got the shirt in the best color which is blue 😁.

Great video…good tips

Nice job man. Those things can be a pain. Great tips. Can’t wait to see that video on the pedal extender. Feel better man get some rest. Keep up the great work.

Thank you. Very helpful.

Glad you’re feeling better now. Was wondering, no videos lately. For brake lines are you using the stainless steel ones or the Teflon covered steel ?. Also I have a German master for a 71 Super Bug (which I was restoring originally then gave up due to the amount of rust and I am working on 68 standard one) , could it fit the 68 standard one ? Both have one outlet for brake lights. Only difference I can see is standard master has 3 outlets (2 for front right and left and third one is rear one) the Super master only has 2 one for front and the second for rear which I can use a copper splitter to make it fit right and left like the Standard beetle master. Only thing I am left with is the attaching it to firewall and pedal cluster. Because you did both super beetle and now you’re doing the standard one, do you think the super beetle master would fit the standard beetle ? Issues here are the one I have is a German one that cost me around AUD500 after shipping to Australia also expensive as it is a LHD (LEFT hand drive 😬) not as much lucky as you guys in the USA 😊. Sorry about the lengthy question I can send you photos if need be. Thanks a lot in advance for your time and help. Cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

Your car has the same pressure valve master that my 69 had. But I’ve never seen three electrical connections.

I followed your super beetle master video and it worked great. Excellent advice here. I never knew before you told me about the spacers. If you find out let us know what that third switch does. Never saw that before. Hope you are feeling better.

It's called a dad grunt. I'm afflicted as well.

Thanks for the video ! Does all vw have them sleeves don't remember seeing them on my 67?. I hope you feel better.😁😁

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Good stuff Slade! Always full of those important tips that keep us safe! What will you use to clean the master cylinder up? Also we changed to a dual master cylinder on my other bug and now that I’m working on Bad Bug it has a single, is there any benefit of a dual?

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Great video! Silly question, how do you access the Brake Master Cylinder without removing the gas tank? I've inherited my uncle's 1956 Beetle as he's unfortunately passed away. Trying to give this car the love it deserves. Thanks in advance! The car already has a front disc conversion as well, although I don't think that makes a difference in my question.

Thank you so very much! Great information. Have you used the Italian front brake drums? Do you recommend any brand?

Hey Slade. I finished up replacing my master,and all my break lines and hoses on my 72 Super Beetle yesterday. Ya!! I’m slow, lol. In the Bentley VW Service manual it says unscrew the switch from the master cylinder, keep the sealing washer. I didn’t see any sealing washer. New switches didn’t come with anything. What you think🤔. Am supposed to have some kind of sealing washer. My switches were three wire. The middle or odd spade had the red stripe wire which goes to the warning light I’m pretty sure. The other two opposing spades had black wires. I didn’t think it would matter which terminal on the pressure switch they went to since they were just completing the circuit and I didn’t mark them. Do you think it makes a difference. Maybe you don’t remember right off. I got try to get this baby bled now. Lol. Got a feeling that’s not going to be fun.

I couldn't quite make out the name of the company you said you were going to purchase your new master cyl from. Could you please provide that (and maybe a link?). Thanks for a great video.

That was more of a hard strike🤣😂🤣😂🤣