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Re: Leaky brake master

To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Leaky brake master
From: racery@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:07:56 +0000
It's actually no harder-
but it's a lot more work to get it apart.
And while there's still a decent chance it would work, 
it's more likely that the master's worn, since it sees some pretty significant 
pressure AND quite a bit of travel.

I rebuilt mine 10 years back, and so far, it's been ok....

Toby


> A new master cylinder for a dual circuit car is going to run around 
> $200 (I know, Yikes!).  There is a school of thought out there that the 
> bore is anodized and cannot be honed, but I have reason to believe that 
> the part is bored and machined after anodizing.  (at least that is the 
> case with the rear wheel cylinders).  Still, i don't imagine honing a 
> dual circuit master is as straightforward as honing a wheel cylinder.






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