Jeff,
Chuck those old wheel cylinders in the trash and get a couple of new ones
from Moss, V.B. or SICP. They oly cost 15 or 20 bucks each. The life you
save may be someone else's.
Really - if the piston is THAT rusted in then the bore is shot.
At 12:49 AM 5/21/98 -0400, Jeff Gulosh <hooch@tez.net> wrote:
>Hello all.
>
>Been lurking for about a week but this is my first post. I've got a 73 B
>that i've been getting more and more into lately. It used to be the
>daily driver but now that I have a second car, I can spend some time on
>larger projects.
>
>Anyway, the question: The car failed inspection (virginia) because the
>rear wheel cylinders were leaking. I figured, no problem, just order
>some new seals and I'll have it fixed right up. hehehe, it is a lbc, i
>should have known better. The problem is that when I went to replace the
>seals, only one piston came out. The other is frozen solid. Does anyone
>know of a way to get this unstuck so I can use it or should I plunk
>down the extra cash for a new wheel cylinder? Also, since I"ve only
>pulled one side so far, should I expect similar problems on the other
>side? (I would really like to drive her this weekend)
>
>Any insight would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jeff
>73 B
>
>
Steve Bettencourt
'79 MGB
Steve's HotRod World
http://www3.edgenet.net/CruizinRI
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