It seems that almost all of the new wheel cylinders are of foreign mfg.
With this in mind, what determines whether a cylinder is rebuildable.
I've never done it, but if I can and the cylinder are rebuildable, I'd
rather do that as opposed to the new China/whatever stuff.
Any suggestions from anyone that's done it? Good idea or not?
Thanks
Jim

I have soooo many questions about this car

I just rebuilt the cyl on my 63 galaxie, i must have rebuilt a 100 in my lifetime, easy and cheap, but you need a good wheel cyl hone with coarse and fine stones. (about $30.00 or $10.00 used at a flee market)

Thanks Lou

A wheel cylinder is usually re buildable if it's not extremely worn or does not have deep pitting.


Paul

If the cylinders are badly pitted or have been rebuilt so many times that the bores are no longer true, then the cylinders can be bored and sleeved back to the original size.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

There is a place near me that not only sleeves wheel cyls, they also sleeve master cyls with stainless steel.   

Do that and they'll last nearly forever!!

Cheers,


Rick





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Hey there Rick,
How about a pic o the F600 ?
Thanks, Rowen

Rowen
55CV
Woodland, Ca

You can hone the cylinders on the car if you have the Lisle flexible hone , cheap easy. You will soon see if the cylinders are that bad..
http://www.lislecorp.com/divisions/products/?product=1



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

         The cost of  replacing  wheel cylinders is so low  that  most supply out lets  don't even sell the  parts to rebuild old cylinders any more, To  get the rebuild parts  all the shops in my area have to special order them!

Howdy Rowen!     Yeah....it's still in pieces all over the shop!   
I have some pictures of that though!     I have been moving very slowly in the last several years because of work and other projects but I am going to retire in the next year or so and things (I hope) will happen pretty fast!





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1955 F-600/272/E4OD// Disclaimer: No animals were injured while test driving my F-600 except the ones I ran over intentionally!

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