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'frozen' brake cylinders

To: "mg-t@autox.team.net" <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Subject: 'frozen' brake cylinders
From: Francis Precht <fprecht@mail.frostburg.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 10:45:37 -0400
Thanks for the advice so far.  Now, next question.
The front brake cylinders seem 'hopelessly' frozen (gee, after sitting
for 23 years I think I'd get a little stiff too).  I've soaked the
cylinders in: kerosene (or is it parafin?), gasoline (outside, closed
container), PB Blaster, and even tried 110 lbs of air pressure (2 tries,
both times the rubber hose blew out in between 2 hose bands placed as
close as possible to each other - no more than 1/16" apart).

Realizing that this might mean that the cylinders are stuck pretty
tight, are there any other suggetions before taps is played ?

I'd attach them one at a time to the master cylinder, but it's out for a
rebuild.

Bud

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