Re: [Amc-list] Found out why my '65 American was parked! (brake lines)

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Too bad there isn't an exact replacement for my 67. There is one other 
difference that is really important between the Bendix and Wagner master 
cylinders: The Wagner master uses a stepped bore design and if I 
remember correctly, that means different bore sizes in the wheel 
cylinders between Bendix and Wagner.

Matt

Tom Jennings wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Frank Swygert wrote:
> 
>> It wouldn't matter who made the master cylinder as long as it had the same bore and stroke. Good thing the wheel cylinders were the same size on Bendix and Wagner brakes for the American! Bendix used to use a large flare nut with a small line to prevent mixing the front and rear brake lines on the master cylinder in the early 60s. I guess by 67 they had discontinued that practice since you mention the lines fit Bendix or Wagner MCs.
> 
> You can use ordinary brass reducers in the master cylinder
> ports, which are always(?) larger than normal-sized 1/8" flare
> nuts that come with pre-flared stock tubing lengths. There's
> no downside to using the adapters other than aesthetics.
> 
> I think I mentioned it before, but the exact-replacement master
> cylinder for a 63 American is about $220; a new (not rebuilt)
> replacement for a 64 American is $30, and the only detectable
> difference is the output port size. Two $2 adapters and I put
> flared tubing from NAPA in it.
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