David,
I've had success doing that, but you have to closely inspect for pitting in
the cylinder bore. If you have deep pits that honing won't remove, then
it's a waste of time. After having my Morris master cylinder brassed
sleeved, I think I'd go that route every time now.
Gerard
At 6:30 AM -0500 3/1/01, DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/28/2001 11:44:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>dougi@home.com writes:
>
><< I think it depends on what you mean by "rebuild". (Didn't we just do that?)
> At any rate, if the MC you have is sound, and the threaded parts are in good
> shape, I would suggest that you are better off to have it resleeved and only
> then put in a rebuild kit. Just the kit alone? Don't waste your time and
> money. Resleeveing with brass or bronze will make it much better than a new
> one, as you will no longer be faced with the inevitable corrosion of the
> bore(s).
>
> My definition of "rebuild" when it comes to brake masters or cylinders
> includes resleeveing. >>
>
>Anybody have any good things to say about honing the cylinders in MCs? I
>noticed that Sears has a hone that goes into a drill that is intended to hone
>the cylinders.
>
>--David C.
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