BRAKES ~ HELP ~ I'm DESPERATE!!!!!!

[serIIalpine]

You guys are making me nervous as I fix EVERYTHING with bailing wire and paper mache. Whether it needs it or not,

I hope this is ok as I frequently drive my 6 kids to school down a long twisty mountain road with no shoulder or rail every day even in snow.



I'm really just kidding. I think that even the less mechanically inclined of us knows that if you open a slave or wheel cylinder that has been leaking and find it crusty and pock marcked inside a rebuild will not do. But if it's shiny and clean then a rebuild should be fine as either the rubber has failed or there's a piece of crud in there that will go away with the old packing.

A flush of the system with fresh fluid BEFORE the new cylinder goes on is always a good idea.

The only cast in stone rule I follow is I NEVER use any component from VB on my brakes or clutch. Actually anything else for that matter.

Anyway that's my $.02!


Eric

'62 Ser II
(With Rotax 2 Stroke 3 cyl)

 

[Nickodell]

Rick, if you, with your A & P certificates, were working on my car I'd trust anything you refurbished. My post is aimed more at the guys who are less meticulous. And as has been said above, new brake master and slave cylinders are so inexpensive that it seems silly to piddle around with worn-out ones.

I've also helped friends work under their cars and pointed out steering joints with too much play, and been told "oh, they're good enough." I recall a picture of an aircraft repair facility in England during WWII. Overhead was a huge banner:

"GOOD ENOUGH" IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH! LIVES DEPEND ON YOUR WORK.