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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time I was a member of the Motor Equipment Manufacturers International Trade committee and met with many of the salesmen of the time. Also, I was selling auto parts for American cars to Central America. I became friends with a fellow who sold brake cylinders which were made in Italy. He wanted to shift that manufacturing to Korea because the cost from Italy had become uncompetitive. I took him to my hometown brake service guy who knew more about brake parts than the makers. Slowly, we bought 2 of every brake cylinder in the TRW, Echlin catalog and shipped them to Korea to be duplicated. He hired an engineer to measure and record every centimeter of the wheel cylinders to make certain they were to original specs. Once he had a line to sell, he quit his job and began selling to the off brand American companies and major suppliers of their brand of auto parts. Eventually, he moved manufacturing to China and was supplying the name brands in the USA. The quality was as good if not better than made in the USA. Kind of wish I had negotiated and piece of that business.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I doubt any brake cylinders are made in the USA. Closest would be a Maquiladoras in Mexico such as the Cardone who is supplying lots of brand names. Why can’t American companies make these little parts for cars, etc. Because it is mostly hand assembled and we will not work for less a few dollars an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For the most part, purchase from a well-known American supplier is quality product to be sure of quality auto parts, such as NAPA and you can return it if defective.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Also, I bought the off-brand brake cylinder from Moss in my rebuild, and have had not problems in 1,000 miles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bob Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>