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shelby987 · 02-15-2006, 09:57 AM

I was cleaning up some parts I just got delivered to my door the otherday, and started to wonder, should I re-use the old MC that came with my booster, or use it as a core?
Are the parts you get at the store these days worth a damn.....can this be rebuilt? (is it worth it)....or do I have nothing to really worry about?

Also, with the addition of pb....I think I should probably put in some new soft brake lines.....where can I get a set of steel braided lines.....and what do they cost?

**67 cst swb** · 02-15-2006, 10:09 AM

Master cylinders are so inexpensive now days. I say if it's even crossed your mind, just get a rebuilt one. If you have any brake issues you can always rule out the master cylinder. Just be sure to bench bleed it before installation.

**dennislbrooks** · 02-15-2006, 10:45 AM

agree -- if any doubt -- use it as a core for a rebuilt one --- Flat file the top of the newly rebuilt MC one in a manner not to get metal shavings in the bowl ---stuff with a rag etc.. - lay on side This will allow a better cap seal for the rubber gasket.

Longhorn Man · 02-15-2006, 03:46 PM

I'm the cheapest SOB you'll ever meet, and I got a new master on mine just becouse I wasn't sure about the old one. 20 bucks well spent.
Dennis told me about the file trick a few years ago, and I'll say it works grerat.

02-15-2006, 09:57 AM	#1
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	Used MC I was cleaning up some parts I just got delivered to my door the otherday, and started to wonder, should I re-use the old MC that came with my booster, or use it as a core? Are the parts you get at the store these days worth a damn.....can this be rebuilt? (is it worth it)....or do I have nothing to really worry about? Also, with the addition of pb....I think I should probably put in some new soft brake lines.....where can I get a set of steel braided lines.....and what do they cost? __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

02-15-2006, 10:09 AM	#2
67 cst swb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,281	Re: Used MC Master cylinders are so inexpensive now days. I say if it's even crossed your mind, just get a rebuilt one. If you have any brake issues you can always rule out the master cylinder. Just be sure to bench bleed it before installation. __________________ My Trucks: 1967 Chevrolet Short Wide Box 327 TH350 9" w/3.90 gears paint will be White - Current Project 1967 Chevrolet Custom LWB 283 TH400 3.73 Posi, no-AC, no-PS, no-PB, bench-seat, small-window - mostly orig driver 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB originally a 327 TH400 3.73 Posi AC PS PB, had Buddy Buckets, Small Window - parts truck 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB, 283 MT 3.73 had Buddy Buckets, Panoramic Window - parts truck 2001 Chevrolet 3500 2WD Crew Cab Dually 8.1L Allison White

02-15-2006, 10:45 AM	#3
dennislbrooks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,804	Re: Used MC agree -- if any doubt -- use it as a core for a rebuilt one --- Flat file the top of the newly rebuilt MC one in a manner not to get metal shavings in the bowl ---stuff with a rag etc.. - lay on side This will allow a better cap seal for the rubber gasket.

02-15-2006, 03:46 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Used MC I'm the cheapest SOB you'll ever meet, and I got a new master on mine just becouse I wasn't sure about the old one. 20 bucks well spent. Dennis told me about the file trick a few years ago, and I'll say it works grerat.



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