Thanks to the list I've been able to find the seals. Now in preparation for
doing some of my own *($)@^)'ing, I'm planning to use a micrometer to check
the piston diameters and figure out which seals belong where. Comments?
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Hendricksen" <tom@fransfancies.com>
To: "Mark Carpenter" <tbird481@pacbell.net>
Cc: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: Brake Master Cylinder - rebuild
> That one is easy. The seal with the short horizontal length is larger in
> diameter and very, very, easy to put on. It is that other (*&)_*(((^&(*
that is
> no fun at all. I finally greased everything up with brake fluid and
managed to
> stretch it farther than anyone could ever imagine it would stretch and
then all
> I had to do was stretch it just a little farther to get it past the lip
and keep
> it from rolling at the same time. It is on there and it is going to stay
there
> I can assure you.
>
> Tom
>
> Mark Carpenter wrote:
>
> > Well, so I checked again and there are 2 different inner seals...ok,
going
> > to the eye doctor soon...now if i can get a clue about which ones are
for
> > the front and which are for the rear! help?
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Carpenter" <tbird481@pacbell.net>
> > To: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: Brake Master Cylinder - rebuild
> >
> > > Hi Tom,
> > > Great question on whether the 69 master is the same, altho according
the
> > > "Clymer" seems it's the same. I should've posted that my roadster is a
> > 67.5;
> > > the master is the dual cylinder type and the seal I munged up is the
one
> > > that is really (the adjective &%$($& fits!) difficult to put on the
rear
> > > piston. There's 4 total of these seals total and they look all the
same to
> > > me.
> > >
> > > Can any one else shed some light?
> > > thanks,
> > > Mark
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Hendricksen" <tom@fransfancies.com>
> > > To: "'Roadsters (E-mail)'" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 2:21 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Brake Master Cylinder - rebuild
> > >
> > >
> > > > Mark,
> > > >
> > > > Which of the two seals are you looking for. One has a very short
> > > horizontal
> > > > surface and the other has a horizontal surface about twice as long.
I
> > > just
> > > > rebuilt my master and slave cylinders over the weekend (69 2000) and
I
> > > found the
> > > > short horizontal seal very easy to install, but that other one is a
real
> > > > (&%$)$&. I don't think I damaged it, and if it is the same as the
rear
> > > slave
> > > > cylinders I have a couple of spares due to incorrect rear slave kits
> > (510
> > > I
> > > > think). I used parts from both correct and the incorrect kits to
get
> > > everything
> > > > I wanted on the 3/4" rear slaves.
> > > >
> > > > If you need the longer horizontal surface I have a couple. If they
are
> > > same as
> > > > the rear slave cylinders I will mail you one. Hopefully someone on
the
> > > list can
> > > > tell us whether that is a good option for you.
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > > 69 2000
> > > > SRL311-12401
> > > >
> > > > Mark Carpenter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Rebuilding my brake master cylinder....well, actually fixing the
> > rebuild
> > > I
> > > > > just did since it turns out I punctured one of the internal seals.
> > > Anyone
> > > > > out there know if the inner 3/4" seals are the same as other late
> > model
> > > > > Datsuns or other makes? I just need one and it was a pain finding
the
> > > first
> > > > > rebuild kit (but I'll buy one of those if i need to). The rest of
the
> > > master
> > > > > is in pretty good shape.
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > > Mark
> > > > >
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