Re: Brake cylinder needed!! Urgent!! update

[farna@xxxxxxx]

If the outer dust shields (rubbers) are in good condition (they usually are), you don't even have to have a kit if the wheel cylinders aren't to bad. I've cleaned the piston and cylinder out with emery cloth or fine wet/dry sandpaper and reused them. You can get the rubber seal disks by themselves at big auto parts stores for less than $2 each (I'd say less than $1, but it's been 8-10 years since I got any!). You might have to go to a store like NAPA that deals a lot with industrial equipment instead of the "idiot stores" (chain stores... never know what idiot's trying to help you!), maybe one of the private stores if there are any left in business, to get them though. They usually have the size molded into the back, just get the right size. If your cylinders are badly pitted they need to be replaced of course. 

On October 17, 2004 William Lewis wrote:

> William Lewis wrote:
> 
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I need the rear brake cylinders for my 1980 Spirit with the 258 and 9
> > x 2 inch brakes.
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> Someone named Jim (Thanks Jim!) sent me this link:
> 
> http://www.partsamerica.com/SelectParts.asp?SourceArea=&PartType=232&PTSet=A&Description=Brake+Hydraulics&SourcePage=PartTypes&SearchFor=Wheel+Cylinder
> 
> It looks like these are the ones. The Bendix 33290 looks like the exact
> replacement.
> 
> I will give the locals a try tomorrow, armed with these new numbers and
> see what happens before I shell out the bucks.
> 
> Thanks to Jeff  Reeves, too, I may still yet rebuild them...........
> 
> 
> 
> 
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