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Brake cylinder sleeving
I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going
away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, "Glenn"
wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Greetings Glenn, Some folks use brass instead of stainless for sleeving brake cylinders. I would. As far as the rusting is concerned this means (probably) water in the system so how is it getting in? Since you are going through the whole thing anyway have you considered silicone based fluid? I think it's designated DOT4. It was used in postal jeeps. I took one of these apart to do other work and was amazed at the pristine look of the internal brake system parts. Zero corrosion. It may be that this stuff is unsuitable for use in a Corvette, and you would have to bleed the system completely, but you may want to look into it. |
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"Eric R Snow" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, "Glenn" wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Greetings Glenn, Some folks use brass instead of stainless for sleeving brake cylinders. I would. As far as the rusting is concerned this means (probably) water in the system so how is it getting in? Since you are going through the whole thing anyway have you considered silicone based fluid? I think it's designated DOT4. It was used in postal jeeps. I took one of these apart to do other work and was amazed at the pristine look of the internal brake system parts. Zero corrosion. It may be that this stuff is unsuitable for use in a Corvette, and you would have to bleed the system completely, but you may want to look into it. I hadn't thought of brass. I will look into that. I will be replacing virtually everything but the hardlines and even most of those will be replaced. I have seen stainless brake lines in a refit kit but am a bit leery of stainless brake lines as the fatigue factor could be a problem.. don't know just a baseless fear. As to the water getting in .. sitting in uncontrolled environment for several years tends to do that. It could be that the silicone will be a good cure but I was reading that water still gets into the system .. it just dosen't mix with the silcone based fluid like it does with the glycol based fluids. Thanks for the ideas. Glenn |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:22:37 -0700, "Glenn"
wrote: "Eric R Snow" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, "Glenn" wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Greetings Glenn, Some folks use brass instead of stainless for sleeving brake cylinders. I would. As far as the rusting is concerned this means (probably) water in the system so how is it getting in? Since you are going through the whole thing anyway have you considered silicone based fluid? I think it's designated DOT4. It was used in postal jeeps. I took one of these apart to do other work and was amazed at the pristine look of the internal brake system parts. Zero corrosion. It may be that this stuff is unsuitable for use in a Corvette, and you would have to bleed the system completely, but you may want to look into it. I hadn't thought of brass. I will look into that. I will be replacing virtually everything but the hardlines and even most of those will be replaced. I have seen stainless brake lines in a refit kit but am a bit leery of stainless brake lines as the fatigue factor could be a problem.. don't know just a baseless fear. As to the water getting in .. sitting in uncontrolled environment for several years tends to do that. It could be that the silicone will be a good cure but I was reading that water still gets into the system .. it just dosen't mix with the silcone based fluid like it does with the glycol based fluids. Thanks for the ideas. Glenn Glycol based fluids absorb water. So any water that enters will eventually be spread throughout the system. Silicone based fluids do not. Silicone based fluid systems may allow water into the master cylinder but I don't see how it would spread. The mail jeep cylinders all around were pristine looking inside. And I know for a fact that this fluid had been in the jeep for at least 12 years. But this is of course only one sample and may be a fluke. Have you heard of stainless tubing developing cracks sooner than plain steel tubing? Something you may not know is that stainless needs free oxygen to keep it corrosion free. The steel develops an oxide coating very quickly when exposed to air. This is what prevents further oxidation. Aluminum also does this. I can imagine a situation where stainless liners would corrode quickly. A couple marine examples: Washington State runs a bunch of ferries. Stainless piping that carries salt water is not used on these boats because of internal corrosion. At least one boat was built and delivered with stainless piping. The boat(s) was (were) returned to the builder to have the SS replaced. In my years working in machine shops near Puget Sound I have made several prop shafts. Most from monel or other high nickel alloys. Some prop shafts that I made were replacements. When this happened the old shaft was always brought in as a sample. The old prop shafts would be put on the stock rack for making odd parts. The stainless shafts always had what looked like worm holes that started at the prop end. These holes would wander down the length of the shaft. The deepest were nearly two feet long. They were caused by the shafts always being submerged in salt water. In the early 1980's it was discovered that the anerobic environment not only allowed the stainless to corrode (expected) but that it also allowed biodegradation of the stainless. This was discovered in the stainless coolant piping in a nuclear power plant. I hope you found the above interesting. ERS |
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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 www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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William B Noble (don't reply to this address) wrote in article ... you are having rust problems because brake fluid is hydroscopic "Hydroscopic" refers to a hydroscope - an optical device used for viewing objects below the water's surface. Correct term is hyGroscopic.....absorbing or attracting moisture from the air. Common error........... Alternatively, if you are careful, you can use DOT 5 fluid, which is hydrophobic, Meaning it does NOT absorb moisture. Having litrtle or no affinity for water. Therefore, any moisture in the system is NOT suspended in the fluid. It goes, instead, to the lowest point usually the calipers and wheel cylinders. ALL braking systems have moisture in them....... And, water is heavier than any brake fluid...... but you have to be careful to not entrap air bubbles as you pour it into the master cylinder. I've seen anal-types pour DOT 5 ever so slowly into the M.C., then pump the schidt out of it to bleed the brakes........ AND, you NEVER want to use DOT 5 with ABS........EVER!!!! ......for the very same aeration reasons. extensive tests have been done with DOT 5 ......which concur with what I stated above. REAL race cars are now using DOT 5.1 - drivers, crew chiefs, and teams being fed up with spongy pedals and losing brakes when tiny pockets of water in the calipers turn to compressable steam from brake heat. |
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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 www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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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 www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** Bill www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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Thanks Bill,
There are many well known sources for sleeved cylinders. I want to do it myself I did find out that I can get the dual Master cylinder at normal supply houses. A 67 Camaro Drum/Drum power brake cylinder is a direct replacement with the proper valves for drum brakes. Disk master cylinders have no valves to hold the fluid from going back into the resivoir. Glenn "William B Noble (don't reply to this address)" wrote in message ... 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 www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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In article , Eric R Snow says...
Some folks use brass instead of stainless This I believe is what Joe Way, of Sierra Automotive does. He was a regular on this ng, and I think he still maintains that business. Check him via google. Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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Glenn wrote:
I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn J&D Corvette in Bellflower California sells a full conversion that includes stainless calipers. They are definitely a great resource for this sort of project. Get a hold of Woody Park. -- John R. Carroll Machining Solution Software, Inc. Los Angeles San Francisco www.machiningsolution.com |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, "Glenn" wrote:
I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Dual master cylinders were in use with drums all 'round a long time before disks were in use. Mark Rand RTFM |
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"Mark Rand" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, "Glenn" wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Dual master cylinders were in use with drums all 'round a long time before disks were in use. Mark Rand Mark, any idea what modle/year chevy master cylinder would replace the single on my power brakes? I have done a lot of reading/looking and have not found anything for cars. Glenn |
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Glenn wrote: I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn I installed a dual master cylinder on my 1951 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck with drum brakes front and rear, and it has been working fine for over 7 years. It took a little doing to come up with a cylinder that would work, since the majority of dual master installations seem to be on vehicles with power brakes and I needed something that would work with manual braking. Your rusting problem is probably from moisture that is absorbed by old-style brake fluid. Changing to the newer silicone fluid should eliminate the rust, but as I understand it you will need to completely clean the brake system of all traces of the old fluid first. Mike |
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"KyMike" wrote in message oups.com... Glenn wrote: I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn I installed a dual master cylinder on my 1951 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck with drum brakes front and rear, and it has been working fine for over 7 years. It took a little doing to come up with a cylinder that would work, since the majority of dual master installations seem to be on vehicles with power brakes and I needed something that would work with manual braking. Your rusting problem is probably from moisture that is absorbed by old-style brake fluid. Changing to the newer silicone fluid should eliminate the rust, but as I understand it you will need to completely clean the brake system of all traces of the old fluid first. Mike LOL .. that is exactly why I want to go to dual MC .. I recall all to clearly trying to drive down the road and add brake fluid to the resivoir between my feet so I might be able to stop at the next light I had a 40 Chev 1/2T and a 57 Chev 1/2T They both had a habit of dropping the pedal to the floor at any whim. I even took the 40 in and had a brake shop go through the whole thing. The only adjusted one end of the slave cylinders and the first time I had to hit the brakes hard the seals blew out. Any ideas on where to look for a dual M/C replacement for 63 power brakes? All the dual M/C vettes are disk drum and I sorta want to stay with the drum drum. Glenn |
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Glenn
A good independent auto parts store, or maybe one of the Corvette restoration specialists would have been down this route many times, and accumulated the right books and interchanges. I used to do this for customers occasionally, using a picture/sizes reference book that Raybestos used to print. I haven't seen one in years, but I bet I have a copy out at the shop....somewhere. Not sure what a SWC is. Will it see racetrack duty? If not, I'll second the suggestion for pure silicone brake fluid. It will end your corrosion issues. However, when it get racing-brakes-hot, it becomes slightly compressible and you can get a soft pedal at the exact times when you most want a HARD pedal. I have used it on a street-driven early Mustang, and a Lancia autocross car, with excellent results. - - Rex Burkheimer WM Automotive Fort Worth TX Glenn wrote: "KyMike" wrote in message oups.com... Glenn wrote: I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn I installed a dual master cylinder on my 1951 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck with drum brakes front and rear, and it has been working fine for over 7 years. It took a little doing to come up with a cylinder that would work, since the majority of dual master installations seem to be on vehicles with power brakes and I needed something that would work with manual braking. Your rusting problem is probably from moisture that is absorbed by old-style brake fluid. Changing to the newer silicone fluid should eliminate the rust, but as I understand it you will need to completely clean the brake system of all traces of the old fluid first. Mike LOL .. that is exactly why I want to go to dual MC .. I recall all to clearly trying to drive down the road and add brake fluid to the resivoir between my feet so I might be able to stop at the next light I had a 40 Chev 1/2T and a 57 Chev 1/2T They both had a habit of dropping the pedal to the floor at any whim. I even took the 40 in and had a brake shop go through the whole thing. The only adjusted one end of the slave cylinders and the first time I had to hit the brakes hard the seals blew out. Any ideas on where to look for a dual M/C replacement for 63 power brakes? All the dual M/C vettes are disk drum and I sorta want to stay with the drum drum. Glenn |
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Ditto Dot 5 silicone fluid. I bought an 86 Nissan Maxima new and changed
the brake fluid to silicone the next day. I'm still driving it and all the parts exposed to the fluid are the original parts. The brakes have never shown any problems and they have been inspected regularly. Randy "Rex B" wrote in message ... Glenn A good independent auto parts store, or maybe one of the Corvette restoration specialists would have been down this route many times, and accumulated the right books and interchanges. I used to do this for customers occasionally, using a picture/sizes reference book that Raybestos used to print. I haven't seen one in years, but I bet I have a copy out at the shop....somewhere. Not sure what a SWC is. Will it see racetrack duty? If not, I'll second the suggestion for pure silicone brake fluid. It will end your corrosion issues. However, when it get racing-brakes-hot, it becomes slightly compressible and you can get a soft pedal at the exact times when you most want a HARD pedal. I have used it on a street-driven early Mustang, and a Lancia autocross car, with excellent results. - - Rex Burkheimer WM Automotive Fort Worth TX Glenn wrote: "KyMike" wrote in message oups.com... Glenn wrote: I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn I installed a dual master cylinder on my 1951 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck with drum brakes front and rear, and it has been working fine for over 7 years. It took a little doing to come up with a cylinder that would work, since the majority of dual master installations seem to be on vehicles with power brakes and I needed something that would work with manual braking. Your rusting problem is probably from moisture that is absorbed by old-style brake fluid. Changing to the newer silicone fluid should eliminate the rust, but as I understand it you will need to completely clean the brake system of all traces of the old fluid first. Mike LOL .. that is exactly why I want to go to dual MC .. I recall all to clearly trying to drive down the road and add brake fluid to the resivoir between my feet so I might be able to stop at the next light I had a 40 Chev 1/2T and a 57 Chev 1/2T They both had a habit of dropping the pedal to the floor at any whim. I even took the 40 in and had a brake shop go through the whole thing. The only adjusted one end of the slave cylinders and the first time I had to hit the brakes hard the seals blew out. Any ideas on where to look for a dual M/C replacement for 63 power brakes? All the dual M/C vettes are disk drum and I sorta want to stay with the drum drum. Glenn |
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Rex B wrote in article ... Not sure what a SWC is. My guess is he means "Split Window Coupe" ....... ...........kind of a redundancy - "1963 Corvette Coupe" and "Split Window." |
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* wrote: Rex B wrote in article ... Not sure what a SWC is. My guess is he means "Split Window Coupe" ....... ..........kind of a redundancy - "1963 Corvette Coupe" and "Split Window." Well, since so many of them at the time were "upgraded" to the 1964 one-piece window, it's probably worth noting if it's still original. |
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:28:57 -0500, Rex B
wrote: Glenn A good independent auto parts store, or maybe one of the Corvette restoration specialists would have been down this route many times, and accumulated the right books and interchanges. I used to do this for customers occasionally, using a picture/sizes reference book that Raybestos used to print. I haven't seen one in years, but I bet I have a copy out at the shop....somewhere. Not sure what a SWC is. SWC -- Split Window Coupe. First of the "stingrays" Will it see racetrack duty? If not, I'll second the suggestion for pure silicone brake fluid. It will end your corrosion issues. However, when it get racing-brakes-hot, it becomes slightly compressible and you can get a soft pedal at the exact times when you most want a HARD pedal. I have used it on a street-driven early Mustang, and a Lancia autocross car, with excellent results. - - Rex Burkheimer WM Automotive Fort Worth TX Glenn wrote: "KyMike" wrote in message oups.com... Glenn wrote: I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn I installed a dual master cylinder on my 1951 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck with drum brakes front and rear, and it has been working fine for over 7 years. It took a little doing to come up with a cylinder that would work, since the majority of dual master installations seem to be on vehicles with power brakes and I needed something that would work with manual braking. Your rusting problem is probably from moisture that is absorbed by old-style brake fluid. Changing to the newer silicone fluid should eliminate the rust, but as I understand it you will need to completely clean the brake system of all traces of the old fluid first. Mike LOL .. that is exactly why I want to go to dual MC .. I recall all to clearly trying to drive down the road and add brake fluid to the resivoir between my feet so I might be able to stop at the next light I had a 40 Chev 1/2T and a 57 Chev 1/2T They both had a habit of dropping the pedal to the floor at any whim. I even took the 40 in and had a brake shop go through the whole thing. The only adjusted one end of the slave cylinders and the first time I had to hit the brakes hard the seals blew out. Any ideas on where to look for a dual M/C replacement for 63 power brakes? All the dual M/C vettes are disk drum and I sorta want to stay with the drum drum. Glenn *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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KyMike wrote in article .com... Your rusting problem is probably from moisture that is absorbed by old-style brake fluid. Changing to the newer silicone fluid should eliminate the rust, but as I understand it you will need to completely clean the brake system of all traces of the old fluid first. While it is true that silicone fluid is NOT hygroscopic (water-absorbing), it is ALSO true that since water is heavier than the silicone fluid, any water in a silicone fluid environment heads right to the lowest point of the system - usually the calipers and wheel cylinders - exacerbating the rusting problem. You are actually better off with DOT 5.1 glycol-based fluid. It has the highest dry and wet boiling points of all brake fluids..... .......and, it will suspend any moisture within the fluid - keeping it away from the wheel cylinders and calipers. |
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"Glenn" wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. I had some like problems with old Volvos. Water would get in somehow, over time. My solution was to periodically flush the entire brake system with brand new fluid, thus getting rid of all water and dirt that had somehow gotten in. Joe Gwinn |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:51:15 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote: I had some like problems with old Volvos. Water would get in somehow, over time. My solution was to periodically flush the entire brake system with brand new fluid, thus getting rid of all water and dirt that had somehow gotten in. Moisture comes in primarily through the flexible hoses and the vent on the top of the master cylinder. The best solution is not DOT 5 Silicone which just masks the problem, allowing water droplet pooling in the calipers, compressibility and ultimately causing more problems that it claims to solve. The best solution is that adopted on some modern vehicles especially from those manufacturers not obsessed with zero maintenance for 100,000 miles and all the other crap - moisture testing in the master cylinder reservoir at every service and/or regular fluid changes. Changing the fluid every year and using DOT 4 will suffice for the majority of applications. Carried out with a pressure bleeder it takes half an hour at most, I know some people that have spent many more hours than that on attempting to solve the problems created by the use of the "superior" silicone fluid. -- |
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"Glenn" wrote in message ... I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Replace all the lines too, they are full of rust inside and the rust will hold water and... You'll need an adjustable proportioning valve, the old one will be wrong. Get new flexible lines too. No real need for the sleeves if you replace everything and use DOT 4. Any short-cuts here and you'll be walking, at best! |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:50:27 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote: "Glenn" wrote in message ... I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Replace all the lines too, they are full of rust inside and the rust will hold water and... You'll need an adjustable proportioning valve, the old one will be wrong. Get new flexible lines too. No real need for the sleeves if you replace everything and use DOT 4. Any short-cuts here and you'll be walking, at best! Isn't silicone fluid DOT5??? *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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Isn't silicone fluid DOT5??? What I was told, might not be fact: DOT 5 won't absorb water so it can sit, or, it can boil in racing situations. DOT 4 will keep water suspended and protect the system. |
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"Tom Gardner" wrote in message et... "Glenn" wrote in message ... I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Replace all the lines too, they are full of rust inside and the rust will hold water and... You'll need an adjustable proportioning valve, the old one will be wrong. Get new flexible lines too. No real need for the sleeves if you replace everything and use DOT 4. Any short-cuts here and you'll be walking, at best! LOL it IS a chebby after all You have to plan on walking. As it turns out the previous owner made a "repair" to the fuel line when he had the body off and the funky rubber hose he used went gushy inside and plugged up the fuel line sooo. I get to pull the body off and check all the other funky things he did and replace all those nice to get at with the body off things. So yup new brake lines are definately on the list. Glenn |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:01:24 -0700, "Glenn"
wrote: LOL it IS a chebby after all You have to plan on walking. As it turns out the previous owner made a "repair" to the fuel line when he had the body off and the funky rubber hose he used went gushy inside and plugged up the fuel line sooo. That's not necessarily the fault of the hoses - the old stuff they sold was not up to the Ethanol, Methanol, MTBE, and other funky stuff they're putting in gasoline nowadays "for emissions". When they started with MTBE I was changing Corvair fuel pumps about once a month, usually pulled over to the side of the US-101, I-405 or the I-10 - and invariably on the way IN to work, rarely going home. All the pumps on the shelf were NOS with the old formula rubber in the check valve and diaphragm material, and the rebuilders weren't going to make any more till they sold off the old ones... After a half-dozen I got it down to about 8 minutes to swap a pump, I finally got mad enough and installed an electric fuel pump. I get to pull the body off and check all the other funky things he did and replace all those nice to get at with the body off things. So yup new brake lines are definately on the list. Glenn You might want to do a bit of research first - get a copy of the National Corvette Club Concours Judging Rules (IIRC they're the size of a good urban phone book) which will give you hints on what to do with the chassis off, and what NOT to do. Like, you want to use OEM parts (like those brake hoses) whenever possible, and the rules will have a long list of acceptable substitutes if the OEM parts just flat aren't available any more. Doesn't cost you that much more to scrounge up the right pieces and do a nice job, and the car will be worth a lot more if the next person you sell to is going to fix it up and show it. And you do NOT want to (for example) wipe off or paint over any grease-pencil (yellow, IIRC) 'build marks' on the top of the gas tank. They use stupid esoteric stuff like that as a tie-breaker and they'll get in there with mirrors to look. And then they check them against the official code charts to make sure they're the real marks for that car and not something you whipped up... -- Bruce -- -- Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700 5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545 Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net. |
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Bruce L. Bergman wrote:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:01:24 -0700, "Glenn" wrote: Snip... And you do NOT want to (for example) wipe off or paint over any grease-pencil (yellow, IIRC) 'build marks' on the top of the gas tank. They use stupid esoteric stuff like that as a tie-breaker and they'll get in there with mirrors to look. And then they check them against the official code charts to make sure they're the real marks for that car and not something you whipped up... And I thought I didn't have enough to do... -- Bruce -- |
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"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:01:24 -0700, "Glenn" wrote: LOL it IS a chebby after all You have to plan on walking. As it turns out the previous owner made a "repair" to the fuel line when he had the body off and the funky rubber hose he used went gushy inside and plugged up the fuel line sooo. That's not necessarily the fault of the hoses - the old stuff they sold was not up to the Ethanol, Methanol, MTBE, and other funky stuff they're putting in gasoline nowadays "for emissions". Well the "old stuff" in this case should have been a steel line. Most of the clips that hold the line to the rail are also missing. SNIP I get to pull the body off and check all the other funky things he did and replace all those nice to get at with the body off things. So yup new brake lines are definately on the list. Glenn You might want to do a bit of research first - get a copy of the National Corvette Club Concours Judging Rules (IIRC they're the size of a good urban phone book) which will give you hints on what to do with the chassis off, and what NOT to do. Like, you want to use OEM parts (like those brake hoses) whenever possible, and the rules will have a long list of acceptable substitutes if the OEM parts just flat aren't available any more. Doesn't cost you that much more to scrounge up the right pieces and do a nice job, and the car will be worth a lot more if the next person you sell to is going to fix it up and show it. And you do NOT want to (for example) wipe off or paint over any grease-pencil (yellow, IIRC) 'build marks' on the top of the gas tank. They use stupid esoteric stuff like that as a tie-breaker and they'll get in there with mirrors to look. And then they check them against the official code charts to make sure they're the real marks for that car and not something you whipped up... -- Bruce -- Unfortunately I am not the first to "work" on this machine They had the body off and repainted the frame .. right over all the stencils and crayon marks that show the number of shims. He also removed all the shims and vibration dampers .. wanted to lower the center of gravity. The worst thing he did by far though is pulling the original 327/300 and putting a 350 in it. It has flared fenders and several other show killers. I can get the "flair repair" kit for $70 a fender but there are so many other "improvements" that this will always be classed as a "hot rod" and not a NM. I have a correct block and could easily re-number the stamping to match. I have been slowly accumulating the right pieces for most of the restore but the one place I really want to deviate is on the brakes. And even there I only want to go to dual MC. The original brakes ar quite adequate for anything I am going to do with it. This car is my wife's and she has had it since shortly after graduating from High School in 72. Her ex is the one that took an axe to it with dreams of making a race car. She just wants to be able to drive it again after it has been sitting for close to 30 years. I know it would probably be cheaper and more practical to just go buy a nice driver and sell this one for parts. .... Just so you understand the situation I will be retiring shortly and will have the time to devote to a major project like this soooo... My main goal right now is to educate myself to the beasties peculiarities. I have the shop manual and the suplement as well as the parts book. I have the asembly manual on order and am getting into a couple of Vette forums. The forums are not like the Porsche forums I am used to. Many Porsche drivers actually do most of their own maintenance .. seems the older vette drivers fix things with their check book Probably way mor history than ya wanted to see but .. Glenn |
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:50:45 -0700, "Glenn"
wrote: Probably way mor history than ya wanted to see but .. Hey, you're talking to the guy who has the Corvair parked outside that Mom bought as a 1-year-old used car. I could tell stories... -- Bruce -- |
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Tom Gardner wrote in article . .. Replace all the lines too, they are full of rust inside and the rust will hold water and... You'll need an adjustable proportioning valve, the old one will be wrong. Get new flexible lines too. No real need for the sleeves if you replace everything and use DOT 4. Any short-cuts here and you'll be walking, at best! Why not use the latest 5.1 glycol-based fluid? It has the highest dry and wet boiling points of all. |
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Tom Gardner wrote: "Glenn" wrote in message ... I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn Replace all the lines too, they are full of rust inside and the rust will hold water and... You'll need an adjustable proportioning valve, the old one will be wrong. Get new flexible lines too. No real need for the sleeves if you replace everything and use DOT 4. Any short-cuts here and you'll be walking, at best! I think you mean Dot 5, don't you? DOT 4 is little different from 3, and is hygroscopic. |
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FWIW,
I had a similar problem with a '66 MGB. I solved the problem by switching to DOT 5 (silicone) brake fluid. A machinist/prototyper/carbuilder told me about this method. You have to start with a fresh (newly rebuilt and purged system. We rebuilt all the wheel, and Master Cylinders. and purged the rest with ether and blew it all out good. It's been working like a champ for 8 years with @ 7 mo/yr of storage in open barn. What you are proposing is probably way overkill. |
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Various replies have mentioned silicon fluid and I can't help with its
pros or cons but have known a number of people to have had problems with its use and some none. It seems to be a perennial question on car BBs and many swear by it and just as many say to stay away as silicon fluids seem to have their issues. Best you read up on the pros and cons before deciding on which to use. Glenn wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. I am faily confident I can bore the cylinders out ok either on the lathe or the mill but I am unsure of what to use for the sleeves or where to get it. The car is not street worthy and is going to be going through a lot of other restoration but I would like to keep it mobile under it's own power for ease of working on it. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. TIA Glenn |
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Glenn wrote:
I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. Joe Way used to post here. you might want to give him a call. http://www.brakecylinder.com/ Kevin Gallimore ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"axolotl" wrote in message ... Glenn wrote: I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. Joe Way used to post here. you might want to give him a call. http://www.brakecylinder.com/ Kevin Gallimore Great link and info. It looks like I wan to go with brass now It would have to have a link to the old Gus Wilson stories...I am gonna be wastin a bunch more time now I guess Ah well I gotta git into the retired mode so it won't come as such a shock to the system in the next couple of months Glenn |
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, Glenn wrote:
I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. Is there a reason you couldn't make new wheel cylinders out of, say, stainless? I would imagine the collector car market is ready for such a product. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. I don't think the master cares what it's displacing volume to, as far as disk vs drum. They're arranged diagonally, so you will have equal volume on each, and equal pressure on each. Presumably that's already balanced by design on your car. Anyone done stainless brake cylinders? I made some stainless pistons for disk brakes years ago and continue to be happy with them; any reason not to expand that into the whole hydraulic actuator? |
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"Dave Hinz" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:13:45 -0700, Glenn wrote: I have a 63 SWC Corvette and the brake cylinders keep rusting and going away. This is a single master cylinder drum/drum system. I would like to convert to a dual master and put stainless sleeves in all the cylinders. Is there a reason you couldn't make new wheel cylinders out of, say, stainless? I would imagine the collector car market is ready for such a product. I hadn't thought of that.. and it could use the "B" word .. billit I don't think you could sell many to the Corvette folk. They are really anal about OEM and numbers matching and "correct" replacement. If you could make it out of stainless by casting and somehow make it look like cast iron with the correct numbers in the casting they may have an intrest. As for my project they may be a great option. I know I can buy sleeved cylinders but I would like to learn the process. I would also like some insight on the dual master cylinder and drum brakes as I have only seen dual masters on disk/drum or disk/disk vehicles. I don't think the master cares what it's displacing volume to, as far as disk vs drum. They're arranged diagonally, so you will have equal volume on each, and equal pressure on each. Presumably that's already balanced by design on your car. Ok .. if that is the case I wouldn't have any problem finding a replacement. I thought (for reasons unknown) that a Disk/Drum MC would need to output more volume for the disks? Perhaps it equalizes out because the disk piston don't have to travel as far as the drum pistons? Worst case I guess would be that I need an adjustable proportioning valve. Anyone done stainless brake cylinders? I made some stainless pistons for disk brakes years ago and continue to be happy with them; any reason not to expand that into the whole hydraulic actuator? |
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