At 10:16 AM 2/9/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I rebuilt the clutch master cylinder with a kit I obtained from Sunbeam
>Specialties, but it didn't work. The new seal is smaller in diameter than
>the old one, and it fits loosely inside the cylinder, hence the problem. I
>suspect the PO rebuilt the master, honing it and using an oversized seal.
>Is this reasonable? Anybody have a similar experience? Any chance I just
>got the wrong kit? I guess I'm down to replacing the master as my only
>reasonable option.
Don't forget that the rubber in the kit will swell when exposed to Glycol
based brake fluids. If it seems too loose, soak it in fluid for a few
minutes, Don't just dunk it and forget it, or it may be way too large. In
its installed condition, the swelling is somewhat controlled by the
geometry.
Tom Hall
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