Please be sure to very carefully examine the bottom of each MC bore. The
water in the fluid settles to the bottom and will corrode small pits in the
bottom of the bores that will prevent ever getting a leak free MC. The
fella at Sierra Speciality(check archives) bores them out and sleeves them
with brass. He did a great job on mine and not a drop of leakage since.
Regards, Glen Byrns
>I got the courage up to pull the MC out. The first thing that I learned was
>don't push in on the pushrods when the brake lines are off. :)
>
>The piece coming out, that is identified in Hayne's manual as a brake bore
>'valve', looks different from the Lockheed supplied part. The piece that
>came out is a rubber over plastic assembly while the supplied part is
>plastic with a tiny little metal strip in it. The new part doesn't look
>like it is the same depth. Anyone have any info for me?
>
>For a system that has been bled so many times, it was scary to see the crap
>coming out of there. What I'm seeing on the metal doesn't make me feel all
>that good either. I'm struggling with myself over whether to try to hone it
>myself or bring it in and let someone who knows what they are doing, advise
>me on its condition. My opinion is that it can probably be cleaned up.
>There are no obvious 'pits' that I can see, but there is something that
>looks like corrosion.
>
>While I'm there, I figure that I may as well change the lines and hoses.
>And while they're out, I may as well clean up a bit more of the engine
>compartment. And while I'm doing that, if I could fix at least one front
>fender ... shouldn't I do the inner kick panel at the same time? Wouldn't
>it then make more sense to also do the floors and rocker panels? If I'm
>going to do the engine compartment, maybe I should pull the engine to make
>it easier? This time, I would want to paint the engine while it's out. You
>see what's happening to me? Negotiations are in process to buy another
>Sprite so that I can restore one 'and' drive one. They would have to take
>turns. The one that I am considering, is rustier than mine. ( no floors )
>
>But back to the brakes ... do I have the wrong part? Does anyone know from
>my description?
>
>Robert Duquette
>Ottawa ON Canada
>http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
>RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
>'65 RHD BRG Sprite
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