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Title: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: Jock on February 04, 2009, 06:16:50 PM: I need this URGENTLY as two of my brake cylinders are leaking like a sieve.

Anyone have a supplier that I can call and order these from ASAP?

My van is a 1978 CF LWB. It is basically "un-driveable" at the moment and I
need to get her back on the road URGENTLY.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Jock
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: hammers_spanners on February 04, 2009, 06:25:30 PM: JD any GOOD brake supplier should be able to re sleeve your wheel cylinders. Insist on stainless steel sleeves.

Craig
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: Jock on February 04, 2009, 06:32:01 PM: What sort of cost will I be looking at?
4 x cylinders on the front and 2 x cylinders on the rear...

That's 6 all up.

Jock
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: Jock on February 04, 2009, 06:36:08 PM: Also... I am not that interested in re-sleeving if it is going to be expensive.

I can clean the internals up like this...
http://gallery.oldholden.com/Jack_s/Jack-s+Bedford/ (http://gallery.oldholden.com/Jack_s/Jack-s+Bedford/)

and then install the new cups and all good.

Jd
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: hammers_spanners on February 04, 2009, 06:41:39 PM: JD

PM your mobile

CH

Just honing them out is crap. Why put your life and other road users lives at risk? DIY and each cylinder will have to match the cup sizes in the kit. Each bore will need to be the right size. I wouldn't be doing it myself without the right equipment and KNOWLEDGE.

Ya ya I know everyone has done them before, but just think who's driving the vehicle, who will be in it with you, will other people be on the road with you. I've seen too many diy jobs gone wrong and the aftermath.
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: lewy on February 04, 2009, 10:32:08 PM: G'day.
Resleeving in stainless isnt that dear, shop around a bit. They will be better than new and last a life time............
My 2 cents!!
Lewy
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: ben on February 05, 2009, 06:45:17 AM: ive got a mate that said he would resleve my wheel cylinders stainless for 40 bucks each.. pretty cheap ay.

but then i found some already done on a diff yahoo!!! no need!

ben
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: ShaneJ on February 05, 2009, 08:11:20 AM: Are the cylinders cast alloy or steel?
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: ben on February 05, 2009, 08:29:57 AM: steel id say they are all rusty.. but inside they are mint!!
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: hammers_spanners on February 05, 2009, 09:23:30 AM: Cast steel
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: ShaneJ on February 05, 2009, 11:19:07 AM: Thats good. We've been cracking down on people putting stainless sleeves in alloy cylinders.
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: Jock on February 06, 2009, 10:43:12 PM: Well after taking the brake cylinder out yesterday I discovered they have been re-sleeved
with stainless steel already. The cups/seals were fine too.

The problem was the bleeder screw - it had been cross threaded by the previous owner and
was not sealing. I wish I knew this before taking the brakes apart but I couldn't find the
source as there was fluid everywhere!

Ah well atleast I know my cylinders are OK!

Jd
Title: Re: URGENT: Cup/Seals for CF Brake Cylinders
Post by: ben on February 07, 2009, 05:48:57 PM: only one way to learn!! do it yourself.. try to learn from others mistakes first thou lol you can always call me brother jock!