Looking for advice on moving my master cylinder so I can replace the oil filter

[eddieshep999]

Shawn Smoak explains about moving the Master Brake Cylinder on the 2020RT to get access on the oil filter
See info at 06.00 on this video

https://youtu.be/ncQSSPv9I60

[Rattlebars]

Best way to remove it is to take out the screws with your Torx then pull the center body pin out, insert a Phillips screwdriver in the slot which held the pin, pull the other two pins. Then while holding the panel, remove the screw driver & slide the panel forward some & lift.

[RICZ]

Rattlebars...That's an excellent tip, using the screwdriver to hold the panel in place while removing the other 2 pins.
The car in your avatar, a Messerschmidt, reminds me of my high school days in the early 50s. A fellow student had a Messerschmidt and four us would carry it off, usually to a landing up some stairs. I never saw him drive off, so I don't know if he rode the stairs or got 3 friends.

[Rattlebars]

Replacing the service cover is a helluva lot more fiddly than re-installing the side panel.

To install the service panel, just set it in place, insert the "dial" part in the slot and turn the "dial" to seat. Could not be easier. The two tabs need merely set in place, not inserted into anything.

[RICZ]

To install the service panel, just set it in place, insert the "dial" part in the slot and turn the "dial" to seat. Could not be easier. The two tabs need merely set in place, not inserted into anything.

I was just being metaphorical - I have than down pat. I figgered if he was hesitant about the side panel, he may be having trouble with the service panel.

[cptjam]

Ah, found it! It is in the manual:
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Yes, remove the side panel, and yes, move the reservoir, and bungee it out of the way.