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Found the other day that the LR wheel cylinder on my 93 Daytona is leaking fluid. Luckily I caught it in time, before anything bad happened. The cylinder is coated with wet dust, and about an inch of lining is contaminated.
I'll be replacing the linings, hold-down hardware, drum (because it's Chinese). I'm going to buy new wheel cylinders (doing both sides), hoping to unscrew the brake line from the cylinder without damage, but that's uncertain. I'll also buy a rebuild kit in case I can't get the cylinder off without bunging up the rigid line. I see that, unlike some cars, it looks like I can get the guts of the cylinder out without unbolting it, there's clearance for the pistons and seals. New would be better.
In case I can't remove it, has anyone ever rebuilt a wheel cylinder, and done it without honing the inside, and reinstalled it with no leaks? This has 207K miles on it, not sure what the inside of the cylinder will be like.
I was going to do a full fluid change anyway, this summer. Now I'll be doing all the rear hardware, plus I have some front pads and rotors waiting to go on. Will do those and rebuilt calipers.
Lesson: Pull and inspect every year.
I'll be replacing the linings, hold-down hardware, drum (because it's Chinese). I'm going to buy new wheel cylinders (doing both sides), hoping to unscrew the brake line from the cylinder without damage, but that's uncertain. I'll also buy a rebuild kit in case I can't get the cylinder off without bunging up the rigid line. I see that, unlike some cars, it looks like I can get the guts of the cylinder out without unbolting it, there's clearance for the pistons and seals. New would be better.
In case I can't remove it, has anyone ever rebuilt a wheel cylinder, and done it without honing the inside, and reinstalled it with no leaks? This has 207K miles on it, not sure what the inside of the cylinder will be like.
I was going to do a full fluid change anyway, this summer. Now I'll be doing all the rear hardware, plus I have some front pads and rotors waiting to go on. Will do those and rebuilt calipers.
Lesson: Pull and inspect every year.