At 11:01 AM 3/15/97 -0900, you wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with sleeving these cylinders instead of
>replacing
>them. I seems to me it would probably be a wash in cost except for the MC
>of course
>and should be just as good. Is it a tough job or one your average machine shop
>might screw up. I understand Apple Hyd does it on MC but haven't read any real
>reports on their resleeving work. Any info or thoughts would be appreciated.
> Gregg Baker
> 1957 MGA
>biff anc19672@anc.ak.net
>"If you take it serious.....You'll go crazy"
>
Yup. Long story, short. When I bought my TC it had virtually NO brakes. 3
wheel cylinders seized and one leaking. A machinist friend bored out and
sleaved the wheel cylinders with stainless and I installed a "Phil Marino"
master cylinder, new shoes and rubber bits and now it'll stop faster than
it'll accelerate (a LOT faster!). At $175+ per wheel cylinder I think my
cost of a dozen Guiness was a fairly good deal. The only problem my friend
encountered was he had to make a special jig to mount the cylinders in the
lathe. If you can find someone whos already done this or line up a few
cylinders to sleeve, any setup cost will be reduced.
___ \______ Ross MacPherson
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/ (___)---------/ (___) Vancouver, BC, Canada
1947 MG-TC 3528 1966 MGB-GT
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