mojavejim wrote:Hey, thanks again. I rebuilt it today and it worked great. Now I need to rebuild wheel cylinders it seems.
Yeah, I'm being real careful as mine is all ready painted. If you hear of a rebuild for the wheel cylinders I would appreciate the info.
The old parts in the old Master cylinder were so badly damaged that we weren't sure exactly how it went together ( the new kit). We found an exploded view on the net that showed how to do it. If you need that image at any point, lemme know and I'll send it to you
If it's not too late,53-54 Chevrolet passenger car and Corvette wheel cylinders are a direct replacement part for your wheel cylinders,and you can buy them new for less than 15 bucks each. IIRC,I bought mine from Amazon.com,but lots of people sell 53-54 Chevy stuff,so you can probably get them from Napa,Rock Auto,Advance Auto,O'Reillys,etc,etc,etc.
Wheel Cylinders – all 4 are Wagner F14497
Just in case your master cylinder was too worn to hold pressure and you need to buy a new or rebuilt one,it's a Wagner F1722
All 3 Brake hoses are F3700 or BH3700. I had no luck finding them so I bought all three from the guy from Argentina that sells them on ebay,and was very happy with the deal. Pretty quick shipping,look like high quality items,and they fit perfectly.
As long as you are doing all this,I strongly recommend going ahead and running new brake lines,too. You can see rust on the outside,but there is no way to tell how much rust is on the inside or how thin they are,and with a single outlet master cylinder this is cheap insurance.