Just cause it's new
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 5,202
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From: cincinnati ohio
St. Jude Donor '09
Just cause it's new
doesn't mean it's right.
Last week I bought a NEW master cylinder after I isolated the front and rear and found there was no rear brake pressure.
Anyway I chucked it in the vise and dissassembled it to check for rust etc.
When I pulled the piston assembly, out with it came a black goo which I have come to the conclusion was a mixture of brake fluid and honing grit.
I wonder how long the seals would have lasted operating in such an abrasive sludge.
This was a brand new Raybestos unit...
So the moral of the story is take nothing for granted.
Let's be careful out there :cheers:
Last week I bought a NEW master cylinder after I isolated the front and rear and found there was no rear brake pressure.
Anyway I chucked it in the vise and dissassembled it to check for rust etc.
When I pulled the piston assembly, out with it came a black goo which I have come to the conclusion was a mixture of brake fluid and honing grit.
I wonder how long the seals would have lasted operating in such an abrasive sludge.
This was a brand new Raybestos unit...
So the moral of the story is take nothing for granted.
Let's be careful out there :cheers:
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 5,635
Likes: 4
From: Orlando Floriduh
Re: Just cause it's new (yellow 72)
Yep... Things like that happen all the time.. More often from cheap discount places, but even some GM... dealer stuff is garbage. :bs.. Everyone is trying to make the cheapest parts so they can stay competitive.
