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rebuilding a master cylinder

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6Stang7

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how hard is it? i'm thinking of rebuilding the one i bought for my disk brake swap.
 
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Why rebuild one, when it's easier to just buy one already done? I thought rebuilding your own went out in the early 70's.
 
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I just rebuilt my single reservoir drum brake master cylinder a couple of days ago. It was pretty easy. It took me about an hour and a half start to finish. Im assuming you have a dual master cylinder. Im not sure how much more work would be involved in one of those. The only problem I had was that one of the seals in the kit didn't seem to fit correctly, so I ended up re-using the original since it was still in good shape.
You will save money by rebuilding, but it will take time and patience. I saved about $50, but I had to buy a brake hone for about $12.
 
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