Well to be honest I tried to chime in a few times a few months back, but was
having email issues and they never made it onto list..
I was looking at replacing the rear cylinders, and the flexible hoses with the
new higher perf units and probably rebuildig the fron calipers myself. I am
up in the air about rotors whether to just have turned or buy new... I am
also toying with whether to buy the V8 pads for front or not. I will probably
just buy one of the nice Std replacement kits that come with springs and all
rather than piecemeal it together..
I will look into the master cylinder rebuild. $$ is prety tight, hence the
reason I will rebuild rather than buy new or rebuilt units...
THANKS!!
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Ajhsys@aol.com
To: larry@larryembrey.com
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Axle rebuild
In a message dated 12/12/00 4:46:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
larry@larryembrey.com writes:
3. Brakes, how often do you folks rebuild your brake cylanders or do you
just buy new cylanders/calipers? I am interested in rebuilding things
rather than buy new, I got the car to work on not just buy new parts for
it..
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Welcome to the list! How can you lurk for a year and keep your mouth
shut?!?
:-)
I don't have a lot of suspension experience (yet!) but I have rebuilt
brakes.
Basically, a caliper needs a rebuild if it leaks or if it freezes. If you
just bought the car and the brake system is questionable, rebuild the
calipers. Rear brake cylinders are usually rebuildable, but they are so
inexpensive that I recommend just replacing them.
The brake master cylinder is tricky to rebuild but not impossible. If you
have some experience, go fo it. If you are just learning about mechanical
stuff, you may want to send it out to White Post Restorations and have it
professionally sleeved and rebuilt. It is a bit of an expense, but you will
never have another problem with it. Calipers are much easier to rebuild.
Don't forget new springs and hardware for the rear brakes, and new rotors
are
probably not very expensive either. If the brake lines are rusty as mine
were when I got my car, replace them. Full sets are available and that is
also an easy job. I also suggest you get new, braided, flexible brake
hoses.
Lastly, use good quality, not DOT 3, brake fluid. I like Castrol GT LMA, and
I have heard good things about Valvoline's new synthetic brake fluid. For
high performance use, which seems to be the direction you are going, I would
not recommend silicone (DOT 5) brake fluid.
Do all of this and you will have a lot of fun, and good brakes.
Good luck,
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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