how to replace master cylinder, step by step

[Kent McLean]

Kneale Brownson wrote:
>pull off the reservoir (careful prying on the plastic or you'll be
>buying one of those too),

Speaking of plastics, here's a "freshness date" question.
When you go to replace the old rubber and brittle plastic
bits with "new" factory bits, are the new pieces as old as
the original bits? That is, does VAG keep a limited supply
on hand and remanufacture as needed, or do they make
one big production run when the part is current and let
it sit on the shelf until the part is ordered years down the
road (pun intended)?

I suspect the latter, otherwise parts would not become
"no longer available".

Peace and Love,
Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" with lots of old parts