Went to the salvage-yard today and someone pulled out a brake-actuator...

without taking off the inverter or brake lines and stuff.

They simply took off the 12mm bracket bolts and SAWED around the inverter, cut the brake-lines going into the actuator and made room towards the firewall and frame. I can't figure out how they got it out? I mean there is a counterweight to stabilize the brake-actuator on the bottom of the bracket as well. nothing else is touched. its like they pulled it upwards & out somehow but there doesn't seem to be enough space but somehow they did it....engine looked like this BUT the windshield-wiper cowel was removed as well. ONLY the area behind the inverter was touched.

HOW DID HE DO THAT!?





should have taken a pic but I was pretty amazed he turned at least a 1-2 hour job into 10minutes.

Also if the brake-fluid holder is full and no parts are pulled in an engine does that mean that the brake-actuator isn't damaged/dried out? Basically what to look for other than that. Also looking at cars that were clearly in an accident thus possibly preserving the engine components.

 

they must've used a sawzall/reciprocating-saw. all the fat orange wires and brake-lines are also roughly cut as well. I was thinking about trying it myself just for answering my own question.

my guess is he pulled it upwards and kept manipulating until it came through that small gap between teh inverter and frame of the windshield.