There has been quite a discussion on SS versus brass for sleeving. If
you want to pursue this, suggest you contact White Post directly. I
am very happy with the brass sleeved cylinders. Perhaps the
difference is racing (e.g. the autosport site) versus classic car
restoration - I have no opinion to offer RE racing applications, nor
sadly do I recall the gist of the pro/con arguements - suffice it to
say that at the time (a decade ago?) I was convinced that for my
purposes brass was the proper solution.
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:55:36 -0700, Eel Loin
wrote:
A couple of tips:
Sleeving should be done with stainless steel. If it is being done
with brass, find another shop.
The best sleeving I've seen entails putting a thread inside the
cylinder, with a matching thread on the outside of the sleeve. The
sleeve is then screwed into the cylinder (with appropriate goop).
Such a sleeve will not move, and will not leak. Takes a machinist who
care to do it, though.
I recommend Autosport Seattle, 2121 Westlake Ave., Seattle 98121
(206.621.1940), http://www.autosportseattle.com/. Their sleeving is
fantastic.
Eelloin
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:37:02 -0700, "William B Noble (don't reply to
this address)" wrote:
Glenn - contact white post restorations, they offer a brake cylinder
sleeving service to the old car restoration hobby - I've used them for
work on my 51 dodge - you mail them the stuff, they sleeve it and send
it back -
there are other services that specialize in sleeving Corvette calipers
especially - quite a few of them can be found in Hemmings motor news -
I have not personally used any of those.
you are having rust problems because brake fluid is hydroscopic and
absorbs water. to avoid this, change your brake fluid every year, or
every other year. If you do this, you will have no corrosion and your
brake hydraulic stuff will last almost forever. Alternatively, if you
are careful, you can use DOT 5 fluid, which is hydrophobic, but you
have to be careful to not entrap air bubbles as you pour it into the
master cylinder. I have used DOT 5 in several cars, in some it leaked
out (because it does't cause seals to swell like the glycol fluid), in
others it was OK. your vette will probably be OK.
extensive tests have been done with DOT 5
Bill
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