I'm either going to hone it (which I did with the brake master cylinder), or
have it re-sleeved (if the pits are too deep). How much does it normally
cost to have one of these re-sleeved?
Blake
At 07:07 PM 12/23/97 EST, Rick Morrison wrote:
>You could bore it, but there is no such thing as an "oversize" seal set.
>
> You may be thinking about honing the cylinder, and this can be done.
>BUT you can only take care of minor pitting this way. And care should be
>taken not to hone away too much metal of the bore attempting to clean up
>pits. You'll end up with and oversize bore that way too.
> In my case, the pitting was too much for me to feel good about honing
>to clear them up, so I bit the bullet and sprang for a new M/C.
> You could take the M/C to a good brake shop in your neighborhood and
>have the technician look at the pitting to see if it can be honed.
>(Hydraulic system are the same, be they brake or clutch). If so, he
>could hone if for you.
> If you want to tackle it yourself, a good primer on hydraulics is "The
>Brake Handbook". I got a copy at my local library. There is a good
>section on rebuilding M/C's and wheel cylinders.
>good luck
>Rick Morrison
>72 MGBGT
>74 Midget
>
>On Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:44:29 -0600 (CST) Blake Wylie <bwylie@hiwaay.net>
>writes:
>>Can you not just bore it like you would a brake master cylinder? I
>>rebuilt
>>it (boring it out and replacing all of the seals). I thought that
>>this was
>>done to the clutch m/c. But...I guess I'll just have to pull it off
>>and
>>take a look for myself. :) Oh well. I'm not going anywhere soon
>>until I
>>get that new gas tank. :)
>>
>>Oh...and have you priced a new clutch m/c? I am just wondering. :)
>>
>>Blake
>>
>>At 03:44 PM 12/23/97 EST, Rick Morrison wrote:
>>>Blake,
>>> In all probability, the M/C bore is pitted.
>>> I recently pulled my Clutch M/C because of leakage (from the front,
>>just
>>>like yours. I had intended putting a new kit in it, but inspection
>>>reveled a badly pitted bore.
>>> Two possible solutions. (1) spring for a new M/C from your favorite
>>>supplier, or (2) have the old cylinder sleeved and rebuilt. Check
>>with
>>>Apple Hydraulics about that.
>>> If you just replace the seals in the pitted M/C the rough pits will
>>>quickly wear the new seals and you are right back where you are now.
>>>
>>>Rick Morrison
>>>72 MGBGT
>>>74 Midget
>>>
>>>On Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:03:19 -0600 (CST) Blake Wylie
>><bwylie@hiwaay.net>
>>>writes:
>>>>Another problem? You better believe it! :) And I'm enjoying every
>>
>>>>minute
>>>>of it. heheh (plus I'm 20, and I plan to keep on going for many
>>years
>>>>to
>>>>come). Ok...my problem
>>>>
>>>>The person who I got my car from had just rebuilt the clutch master
>>>>cylinder. However, it was still giving me problems, and I
>>attributed
>>>>it to
>>>>air (it needed to be bleeded). I haven't been able to bleed it yet
>>>>though.
>>>>
>>>>I had recently rebuilt my brake master cylinder, and it was pretty
>>wet
>>>>up
>>>>there from brake fluid. Even after I had that rebuilt and back in,
>>it
>>>>was
>>>>still staying wet up there, and I had noticed that I was losing
>>fluid
>>>>out of
>>>>my clutch. I have also found drops of fluid on my shoes when I had
>>>>driven
>>>>it. Tonight, I finally got around to looking at it, and I had
>>someone
>>>>push
>>>>the pedal a few times. Sure enough, it leaks. However, it seems to
>>
>>>>be
>>>>coming from the front where the little boot is put on.
>>>>
>>>>What do I need to do? It was rebuilt just before I got it. Could
>>it
>>>>be
>>>>that one of those seals up in there didn't get set right? I just
>>need
>>>>a few
>>>>hints before I delv into this. :) Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>Blake Wylie
>>>>1970 MGB (and having fun) :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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