Re: Brake cylinder needed!! Urgent!!

["Todd Wallis" <cyclone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know it's not ideal but can you not hone your cylinders out and clean them 
up and re-use the internals until you find the right replacement parts?  At 
the very least it would probably at get you on the road.

Todd Wallis




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Lewis" <wblewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: Brake cylinder needed!! Urgent!!


> Hi Guys,
>
> I need the rear brake cylinders for my 1980 Spirit with the 258 and 9 x 2 
> inch brakes.
>
> I cannot find the right one anywhere in East Texas. Been to AutoZone, 
> O'reilly and others, and called everywhere.  They all come up with the 
> same number, and it won't fit. So either someone at some time has switched 
> the rear axle out with something I don't know, or something is wrong.
>
> The cylinder has a round, flat spot (perpendicular to the pistons) that 
> mounts to the back plate for the brakes. This is where the brake line 
> hooks in. It looks to be about 1 3/16 inches in diameter. The line and 
> bleeder valve are in this cirlce. And it has "Bendix 309789" stamped into 
> it.
>
> I can take a picture of it if it will help.
>
> My daily driver is now dead in the garage. HELP!!!
>
> Please let me know any info ASAP. Any of you vendors got one?!!!!
> I'll take one for both sides, but I have to have one for driver side.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> William Lewis
> wblewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> one dead Spirit  (and the Cowboys lost, too....)