I need to replace my leaking brake master cylinder. My last mechanic retired and I’m not happy with the quotes i have been getting (over $700 parts & install with out bleeding the brakes). First I need a decently priced part, and I will continue to find the mechanic.

 

TRW is the only decent brand out there, and its about $200 without a reservoir.

 

I second the TRW master cylinder. I have one due to show up tomorrow. Got it from PartsGeek. It is replacing the AllMakes4x4 one I bought a year ago from Lucky8.
I went the cheap route then and am paying for it now. I see where the AllMakes has a one year warranty but I purchased it in Feb of last year so... outta LUCK!

After I purchased it, I've seen where others had the same "luck" I did with the aftermarket M/C's
SUCKS vendors sell crap but such is the world we live in.

$700 parts and labor is nuts if you ask me. It would take about 45 minutes to swap out the M/Cs - bleeding it is the real PITA and I could see M A Y B E $700 if it included the bleeding.

Buy the TRW.
Or I have an aftermarket one I'd sell cheap... low mileage and just over a year old...

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Still running an aftermarket MC on 2 of my D1's and zero issues after 3-5 years. I guess it just depends, OEM = famous for reservoir seals eventually leaking, and apparently aftermarket are hit or miss. I know the earlier aftermarket's were crap as the reservoir didn't even sit level! After that the ones that it level have been fine. Bleeding can be a PITA, but it's nothing special.

700 for the part & labor sounds about right these days. Shop rate is 130ish per hour, then fluid cost, and of coarse the part. I'm sure with that 700 it "should" have at least a 1 year/12,000 mile warranty (pretty standard).

 

The mechanic uses Advance auto parts, I think he said, and does give a 2 year warranty. The install is like 2.5 hours, but the part is almost $400, which is why its $700.