Life saver! I was thinking of that but panicked when I went on the samba and heard horror stories of impending doom of brake fluid eating gaskets and certain death!!!
One of the folk on here dismantled and cleaned theirs, with pics. Worth a search. They are strippable. Could make your own gasket with some gasket paper, or use sealer.
I made a new o ring unfortunately I could not find a new seal so just cleaned it all up and put it back together and it’s been fine since
Ah, but if you disconnect it and take it off the bus, it can bolt back on 2 ways. Front and back look the same.
The bolt heads face forwards, the brake line from the master cylinder connects to the rear port on the valve and the front port connects to the brakes.
Another vote for rebuilding. I stripped mine, cleared out the forty year old gunk and put back together with the old rubber o ring but a new home made paper gasket, with a light coat of sealant. I flatted down the two mating surfaces with wet and dry on a kitchen work top just to help it seal.
Thanks everyone for the massive help! Brilliant as always. Guess what I’ll be doing this weekend while you’re all away in your vans sunning yourselves!!
keep looking please purveyor of the hard to find! I’m not out of the woods yet! I’m pretty sure I’ve got more than 1 problem with the brakes and I haven’t stripped the other side yet. All will become clear tomorrow...I hope...