I can get a high quality rebuilding kit for the master cylinder really cheap. Has anyone had any success rebuilding these? My past experience has found most hydralic parts fail because the cylinder is rusted? In this case the expense of a new part is worth the cost of trying to rebuild it.................... JOE
Jonathan Farrugia wrote: > go with the ate one. i troubled over this a couple of years back and > after hearing negative experiences i went with the ate and i am > happy. if > you have to do a panic stop the master is probably going to completely > fail on you. mine was fine until a panic stop where i had to lock the > brakes up then its started leaking internally past the seals. > > jonathan > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Neal Barrentine wrote: > >> I need to replace the master cylinder on my '86GL, as the pedal slowly >> fades when sitting at a light with minimal pressure on it. Other than >> that the brakes work fine, but I want to replace the master cylinder >> sooner than never, or at least before it becomes "unsafe". I was >> looking at master cylinders at several different vendors online, and >> I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with KMM brand. I try not to >> ever buy the cheapest, but I only have two choices here, and my >> sensibility tells me to buy the ATE for $100, and just blow off the KMM >> as being junk at $30. Someone please tell me I'm wrong if you have >> positive experience with the KMM unit. Thanks. >> Neal Barrentine >> Bloomington, Indiana >> 1986 GL >> >> >> > > |
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