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Re: [T3] Break cylinders


<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Thursday 22 November 2001 20:06, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 22 Nov 2001, at 23:16, Herman Haustein wrote:
> > I just purchased a correct size - 23mm rear break cylinder for my T34,
> > unfortunately, the only one I could find has the bleeder and pipe
> > connection reversed - i.e. the bleeder is at the bottom of the piston.
> > How serious is this ? Any suggestions as how this could be fixed ?
>
> The correct size for the rest of us is a 22.2mm (7/8".) The bleed
> valve on the bottom is a complete show stopper. It can't be bled
> (fluid will get out, selectively leaving behind air in the cylinder.)
>
> Sounds like this is the answer to our question about whether the
> SB part will also work on our cars. (NO!)
>
After thinking on this, I think I may have been wrong about it being a SB  
wheel cylinder. the SB bleeder is to the outside of the wheel cylinder too.
This cylinder that he found has the bleeder to the inside, which means it 
must be for a car that has the wheel cylinder mounted on the bottom of the 
backing plate.
-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 Fastback AT
'66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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