Peter:
I'm glad you posted this about Apple. I had asked White Post back in February
about resleeving my M/C and got a price of $225. So, I took the cheap and stupid
route of just throwing in a rebuild kit. Knucklehead idea, that. Now, of course,
it's leaking. So, I guess I'll be sending it to Apple for a re-sleeve. Now you
know that even people who should know better sometimes do things they shouldn't,
but that price of $225. shook me a lot.
Good thing I came into a few bob this week. Now I can do the job right. Another
of life's lessons learned the hard way!
Jeff Johnson
Humbled but wiser. I'd go to the corner, but I hear it's full at the moment.
Peter Zaborski wrote:
> > From: John Cowan [SMTP:jfcowan@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 12:54 PM
> >
> > Has anyone sent master cyinders to Apple Hydraulics lately?
> >
> I have recently obtained a rebuilt brake MC for my TR6 from them. I did not
> want to send my original away prior to having a new one so I just hung onto
> it until I could install the one they sent. Once I installed the new one
> (resleeved with brass) I must admit I have never had better brakes. I have
> owned this car for 16 years. Of course I also rebuilt the calipers, rear
> cylinders, new SS hoses, pads, shoes, turned the rotors and rebuilt the
> PDWA. Nonetheless, I am most pleased with their service so far. They are
> really good to deal with on the phone (at their cost) and I also got some
> jets for my ZS carbs. They readily threw in a Honda valve guide to be used
> for pressing the jets in when I get around to this task down the road.
>
> Now a couple of caveats:
>
> 1. I was very interested in keeping the dimensions of my MC the same as
> factory specs (ie. the bore size). This to facilitate rebuilding in the
> future if I need to. Although not listed in their catalog, these are
> available for ~$20 more. The ones in the catalog for $95 are bored oversize
> (can't recall the exact dimension). Although they said rebuild kits are
> available for the oversized bores, I decided to pay the $20 and play it
> safe.
>
> 2. A local dude I deal with recommends getting MCs resleeved with SS instead
> of brass. He says brass will eventually wear away while SS will last
> "forever". I chose the Apple route for whatever reason, mostly timing. The
> only place he knew of which does SS resleeving is in Nebraska (I think). I
> tried asking last year on the list the merits of SS vs brass for resleeving
> hydraulic cylinders and got no replies to sway me in either direction. Both
> Apple and White Post restorations do the resleeving in brass and I believe
> they are both reputable outfits (both are in Hemmings). (I forgot to ask the
> Apple dude why brass and not SS, if someone speaks with them, perhaps they
> could ask and post the answer?). One theory from the local dude why some use
> brass is that it is much easier to machine than SS.
>
> HTH,
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
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