Posted by Keith in Washington (Reno) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 8:11PM :
In Reply to: Happy New Year! I didn't get the M done though. posted by Will (in MI) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 7:09PM :
Will:
Nice job on the M37. Couple of points that I learned on my carryall. It looks like I used the same clutch master cylinder. I have gone though 2 of them in 7,000 miles and the third will be going in before 10K. They are aluminum and they wear quickly. The first one I had a slight angle (5 degrees) on the push rod and it went out in 2K. The second is much better as I got the push rod straight but I am still seeing aluminum in the brake fluid. So it is wearing also. I am going to switch to a good steel one. The cap also leaks and is a pain to get sealed. I have an ugly run where the brake fluid got on the paint on the fire wall from the cap leaking. The one I have now has a poor cap also. I will be spending time looking for a better unit.
I also have a small brake booster in my carryall and PW like you have. It worked great with the original brakes. It would lock them up with little problems. I went to Ray's disk brakes and there is not enough power in the brakes any more. I can not lock them up. I am going to put in the hydrovac system that Paul used on his carryall. THe disks are great in that there is no fade but I need more pressure to get great brakes.
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