What's the cost of a power or vacuum system? Who supplies them?
And I am rebuilding a master cylinder on my '70, although it was leaking when I
bought the car. I attribute that to the PO never bleeding the brakes. I'm having
trouble removing the nuts and parts on the master, so I'm putting a torch on it
this weekend to try to loosen them. I think I have most of the fluid cleaned out
of it. Is application of heat the best way to take it apart?
Fred - So.SF
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> Subject: Re Brake lines
> Author: Philip Erickson <philip.erickson@Agouron.COM>
> Date: 1/6/99 5:29 PM
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> The problem with the "pump the pedal" system is that on older cars your
> master cylinder piston and seals will be contacting a part of the
> cylinder that has not been used in a long time and that usually damages
> the seals. The cylinder starts to leak in a few days to months. "Pump
> the pedal" is OK if you are rebuilding the system, but once you use a
> power or vacuum method you won't go back.
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> Philip Erickson
> 69 2000
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