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Am I missing something here?

I need to replace the master cylinder, it bolted to the frame rail, I've crawled around trying to find the 2 nuts to remove the cylinder but cant see any access to the outside of the rail without removing the fender and inner fender to find the nuts.
Am I missing something?

Hy Turtleman, I will have to check my 46 C.O.E. to be sure, but most of the master cylinders from that era have a heavy strap that the retaining bolts screw into, not individual nuts. It's a bit tricky to get things aligned when putting things back together, but a lot easier than with individual nuts.

Thank You for the reply;
I cant see any strap, once under the truck all I can see is the inner fender. The cylinder has 2 post that are directed at a 90 going out into the frame, where I have no access to the opposite side of the frame, seems to be the same on my other 46 (I have Two of them)

Hey Turtleman: When I changed mine the fenders were off, but I just looked under there and I could see one of the nuts. If I remember right there 2 studs with nuts. You will have to get around that inner fender one way or another. This is one of the reasons there aren't very many COE's left, there so much fun to work on! I've been into the valve train on mine countless times!! Can't just lift the hood.

Thank You Folks,

Looks like I'll get yet another lesson in patients. Once this is finished it goes back on the road for work

That's cool you're using it as a work truck! What kind of work is it doing?

I'll use it to haul supplies and materials to my nursery, I just need it to be safe, and it is. This truck has "Everything" on it that came from the factory, it's been stored in a climate controlled barn for the last 70 years, it didn't have much use on it, even has the original paper headliner. The only thing I see it the braking system and a power steering update, but that's not really necessary

So true! If the truck could be steered manually in the 1940's, it can be now! I try to keep mine as original as possible. Man, that truck looks straight as an arrow, the chrome is still on the cab handles! you can tell it was stored inside.