You can use any size rear cylinder you want depending on what kind of
braking characteristics you want. Anything from 11/16ths - 13/16ths are
available.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Long" <Peter.Long@ecologic.ca>
To: "Russ & Lee" <rulee@motion.net>; "roadster list"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: Rear brakes
> Russ,
>
> if you have single circuit brakes, then your rear cylinders are 13/16"
> ('65-'67); if you have dual circuit brakes (all cars from '67-1/2 -
> 70), then the rear cylinders are 3/4", for both 1600 and 2000 cars.
>
> Pete Long
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Russ & Lee [mailto:rulee@motion.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 12:32 PM
> > To: Dziuba, Larry; datsun-roadsters
> > Subject: Re: Rear brakes
> >
> >
> > thats the way the brakes were that I removed yesterday.
> > are SRL and SPL brake cylinders a different size?
> > Russ Southwell 70 1600
> >
> > Dziuba, Larry wrote:
> >
> > >>From what I can remember the hooked one goes on first and
> > the open end
> > >points downward and towards the front of the car. Then from
> > the opposite
> > >side the mate to it clips in to it. Then the two others
> > (each has a tab in
> > >the center of them) go from front to back of car and butt up
> > against the
> > >cylinder housing. Mine were a very tough fit. It made me
> > wonder if I had
> > >done it wrong. But, these were new from Ross at Sports
> > Imports and they
> > >came packaged this way. Please let me know if I did it
> > wrong too. Mine
> > >seemed way too tight. The last shim wanted to spread out
> > and that can't be
> > >good for keeping the assembly attached to the main brake
> > housing. Larry.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Steven Harvey [mailto:stebharvey@ameritech.net]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:22 PM
> > >To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Rear brakes
> > >
> > >
> > >Hello list,
> > >
> > >Inspected the rear brakes on Tuesday and found both froze.
> > Disassembled the
> > >drivers side and found both the piston and bore in good
> > condition. A light
> > >cleaning and all is well.
> > >
> > >The right side was just inspected and the aluminum bore and
> > piston are
> > >pitted
> > >and beyond repair. Are these items still to be found?
> > >
> > >I have the manual and followed the layout of the shims as
> > shown on the
> > >exploded view. There are 4 shims. Two look to be the same
> > having a bent tab.
> > >One shim has a straight tab on the end. The last shim is
> > curved and appears
> > >to
> > >be the keeper shim. Both rear brakes had the shims installed
> > different then
> > >shown in the exploded view and each side was installed from
> > different ends.
> > >Now I'm totally confused as to how the shims should be installed. Any
> > >assistance is appreciated.
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Steve Harvey
> > >
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