Jeff,
Don't kick yourself for trying to rebuild your Cylinder. I rebuilt both
my Clutch and brake masters and both rear wheel cylinders when I
restored my Spit. So far (a year and a half later) I have no leaks and
all systems are operating properly.
Did you hone the cylinders or just slap in the kit? The trick is to get
the inside surface completely smooth without any pits or grooves that
will cause leakage.
Regards,
Joe Curry
Jeff Johnson wrote:
>
> 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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