<VV> Wheel Cylinders Survey

[Michael Kovacs]

I've probably rebuild dozens of my Corvair wheel cylinders over the past 40 years and I use the Joel method. 

  ..If you are the shop working on the car you don't even need to remove the wheel cylinder to clean and hone it.  A quick hone and cleanout with spray brake cleaner is a lot easier than replacing it and you don't have to worry about problems with fittings and such...



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 From: Joel McGregor <joel at joelsplace.com>
To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Wheel Cylinders Survey
 

I rebuild mine and master cylinders as well.  I have found that master cylinder kits are usually more expensive than a replacement master cylinder but I've had a lot of issues with new and "rebuilt" master cylinders.  The last new one I bought was machined wrong and it would lock up the front brakes when they got hot.  I've rarely found ones that couldn't be rebuilt.  Pitting in the middle of a wheel cylinder doesn't matter because the seals don't ever run there.  If you are attempting to make money selling them I doubt it would make sense to rebuild.  If you are the shop working on the car you don't even need to remove the wheel cylinder to clean and hone it.  A quick hone and cleanout with spray brake cleaner is a lot easier than replacing it and you don't have to worry about problems with fittings and such.

Joel McGregor

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> On 12/23/2013 9:37 AM, Scott Morehead wrote:
>> How many folks still rebuild their own wheel cylinders or is the trend now to just toss them and purchase new cylinders - thanks
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>> Best regards,
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>> Scott Morehead
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