Roland, Steve, et Listers,
A few months back I had my buddy in the shop at UCSD (it always pays to
have a "buddy" in the shop) sleeve my clutch slave cylinder in stainless
steel. So far it has worked fine; i.e., no leakage. I was concerned about
the interference fit and thermal expansion too. This is particularly
important with the slave cylinder since it sits right over the exhaust
collector. I considered having Randal install the sleeve using Locktite to
both keep the sleeve in place and prevent fluid seepage. However, I never
did more than think about it and it doesn't appear to have been necessary.
I'm sure that surface finish is a factor as well as the amount of
interference. If there is no sealant between the sleeve and cylinder body,
then I do not see any reason why silicone should be any more prone to leak
than glycol based fluids. It should only depend on viscosity I think. One
reason not to use silicone is because you need some exposure to glycol to
get the rubber to swell and seal (see, for example, Ton Hall's post a few
months back). I would suggest using Castrol or equivalent for a while and
then replace with silicone if you like.
TTFN,
Bob
At 11:02 AM 5/6/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Roland Dudley wrote:
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>> Steve,
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>> I can't speak for the servo rebuild, but you might want to do some
>> research regarding re-sleeving of master cylinders with stainless.
>> I've heard, but not personally verified the following:
>>
>> 1. That silicone brake fluid will seep past a stainless sleeve/cylinder
>> interface.
>>
>> 2. That stainless sleeves must be interference fit into the master
>> cylinder and that the aluminum they are made of is not strong enough
>> for this purpose. Another possible issue is the different thermal
>> expansion rates for stainless and aluminum.
>>
>> Roland
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>A good thought, Roland. Although the original user of one firm seems to
>have had no problem. Besides, not sure about the synthetic in the brakes
>yet. Using it in the clutch to see what happens. Easier to replace.
>
>Most sleevers use brass, which has an even higher thermal expansion, but
>probably not as high as the aluminum, so maybe it keeps outer contact
>better. These are made with a friction/press fit, so some expansion still
>leaves compression between the sleeves and the cylinder.
>
>--
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Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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