Master Cly. Upgrade?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Central Florida
Master Cly. Upgrade?
My Master Clyl. is DOA and I need a new one. Is the stock
replacement the best, or is there and upgrade?( I don't want
to reuse or rebuild the old one)
Thanks!
replacement the best, or is there and upgrade?( I don't want
to reuse or rebuild the old one)
Thanks!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Director of Bands
St. Jude Donor '08
Just ordered an new MC for my 93...
Decided to go with a GM part. I tried to order from GMPartsDirect, but found a better price with Fred Beans (they're also a forum sponsor). Talked to a guy named Jeremy in the parts dept, he was excellent.
Oh... just FYI: fred Beans has customer service and that other place, well, doesn't. Just so you know...
Oh... just FYI: fred Beans has customer service and that other place, well, doesn't. Just so you know...
Team Owner
Joined: May 2002
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
You don't need it, youre stock cylinder has enough displacement.
But definitely put in a DRM bias spring. When you put those C5 calipers on your vette, you screwed the bias even worse to the front than GM designed it to begin with. The new spring will get you more of your rear brakes back.
Putting on larger displacement front calipers without compensating with bias to the rear will actually increase your braking distance over properly working stock brakes.
But definitely put in a DRM bias spring. When you put those C5 calipers on your vette, you screwed the bias even worse to the front than GM designed it to begin with. The new spring will get you more of your rear brakes back.
Putting on larger displacement front calipers without compensating with bias to the rear will actually increase your braking distance over properly working stock brakes.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Oceansaide CA
Im on my 3rd master cyl; 2 used (both leaked down the booster) and one new (recently started to leak down the booster).
Someone please tell me my next one won't leak. Getting a little tired of bleeding my brakes every weekend.
Someone please tell me my next one won't leak. Getting a little tired of bleeding my brakes every weekend.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 1,315
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From: Central Florida
Originally Posted by CentralCoaster
You don't need it, youre stock cylinder has enough displacement.
But definitely put in a DRM bias spring. When you put those C5 calipers on your vette, you screwed the bias even worse to the front than GM designed it to begin with. The new spring will get you more of your rear brakes back.
Putting on larger displacement front calipers without compensating with bias to the rear will actually increase your braking distance over properly working stock brakes.
But definitely put in a DRM bias spring. When you put those C5 calipers on your vette, you screwed the bias even worse to the front than GM designed it to begin with. The new spring will get you more of your rear brakes back.
Putting on larger displacement front calipers without compensating with bias to the rear will actually increase your braking distance over properly working stock brakes.
I have the DRM spring now and I will transfer it to the
new master.
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Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Central Florida
Originally Posted by eschoendorff
Decided to go with a GM part. I tried to order from GMPartsDirect, but found a better price with Fred Beans (they're also a forum sponsor). Talked to a guy named Jeremy in the parts dept, he was excellent.
Oh... just FYI: fred Beans has customer service and that other place, well, doesn't. Just so you know...
Oh... just FYI: fred Beans has customer service and that other place, well, doesn't. Just so you know...
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,625
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From: Director of Bands
St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by Monks
I just checked with Fred Beans...$300...Ouch!
You can find them cheaper, but I went with the GM part because I only want to do this once!!!!
Oh and BTW.... it will cost you $348.78 from GMPartsDirect with shipping. And, if you have a problem, you are basically on your own - no customer servioce to speak of (unless you call email customer service. You can't actually call and talk to anyone). Ask me how I know sometime
My .02
