[FC] Interesting Development - Brake MC

[Keith Jarvis]

Yeah, I have had experiences with "bad from the store" MC's for a 73
Plymouth and a 78 Lincoln. Might use a "brake cylinder" hone and just
lightly hit the inside. Thanks for the good idea.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul M. Steinberg" <noahsarkinc@earthlink.net>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Interesting Development - Brake MC


> Keep in mind that all the master cylinders that you buy today for an older
car
> have been sitting around in some warehouse for many years.  I would
suggest
> that if you buy a new one, that you take it apart and lightly hone the
bore
> and put new rubber cups into it.  I have been hearing a lot about people
that
> have replaced cylinders and a year later they are leaking.  Easier to do
it
> now than to have to do the job twice.  The rubber cups are all relatively
> inexpensive........... others might disagree, but this is my opinion....
for
> what it is worth ...... Paul in CT
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Keith Jarvis
>   To: corvanatics@corvair.org
>   Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:30 PM
>   Subject: Re: [FC] Interesting Development - Brake MC
>
>
>   Thank you, I realize that it's a major issue, hence I was planning on
> fixing
>   it ASAP. Well, as it transpires, my local Checker/Shucks/Kragen stocks
MC's
>   for the later FC's. I was mostly curious about whether or not there was
a
>   major chance that my master cylinder was going to tear off of the wall.
> I've
>   got a sneaking suspicion that no body mods were done when they changed
over
>   to the two bolt design, aside from possibly not drilling the holes and
>   welding the nuts for the other two bolts. Mostly curious about anyone
who
>   has a 62 who knows it came from the factory with four holes, but a two
hole
>   MC. Mostly for my occasional, nagging "concourse restoration" urges.
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