This Push Pin Thing

[Bingster]

Okay. I need to make a decision on these brake cylinders and push pins.

The options are:

1) Resleeve old cylinders and use old pins

2) Buy new cylinders from Napa, O'Reilly, etc. and use their pins.

3) Buy Bernbaum or similar old style cylinders and use old pins.

Now, re-sleeving seems to be the best way to go. Right or wrong?

We can assume the Napa type cylinders with shorter push pins will work fine.

I bought Bernbaum front cylinders a couple years ago before I knew anything about the hobby, and I have read where they may have a tendency to leak. I know one person who tossed them and had the old resleeved.

I'm thinking of doing the same. Only thing is, where to get the old pins if the old cylinders are resleeved.

Or, buy new cylinders from Napa and use the newer style pins.

After degreasing, priming and painting all my brake parts, I don't want brake fluid leaking all over them.

So what is the best approach?

[desoto1939]

I would say resleave your old cylinders.

When the cylinders are resleved the old push pins should still work because you ahe the orginal cylinder. Can you get new old stok cups and then resue the same pins.

Rich Hartung

[oldmopar]

Unless the old pins are damaged you can use them with the new cylinders.

[BobT-47P15]

White Post Restorations (usually can find them in Hemmings) does a

sleeve job. I checked with them sometime back....price wasn't too

bad. However, I saw recently that the owner of White Post died....don't

know if that will effect the operation of that business now. You would

have to call them and check. There are other places that do the

sleeving as well.

[Joe Flanagan]

Try Apple Hydraulics. They resleeved my master cylinder. Quick, reasonable, and a heck of a nice job.

[TodFitch]

Try Apple Hydraulics. They resleeved my master cylinder. Quick, reasonable, and a heck of a nice job.

Joe at Sierra Automotive did a very nice job on my brake cylinders

Sierra Specialty Automotive

3494 Chandler Rd.

Quincy, CA 95971

Telephone: +1.530.283.1886

Fax: +1.530.283.4845

email: joe@brakecylinder.com

http://www.brakecylinder.com/

[ozzie1949]

I don't mean to hijack this thread but I am at the exact same point and pretty much had the exact same questions. I would like to add the question, does anyone make new springs for these years?

Can somebody look at this kit and see by apperance that it is the correct parts. Not a bad deal since it comes with new hoses.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6-Wheel-Cylinders-Brake-Hoses-1946-47-48-49-50-DeSoto-/220785921963?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3367ddcfab

Edited May 21, 2011 by ozzie1949

[48mirage]

If I remember right I did a little research and I think this is the back door out of Kanter wharehouse.

[Bingster]

Okay, that is the ebay vendor who makes the push pins, as you can see in the photo, but won't sell them separately.

What do you mean by back door of Kanters?

[RobertKB]

Okay, that is the ebay vendor who makes the push pins, as you can see in the photo, but won't sell them separately.

What do you mean by back door of Kanters?

I have lots of used pins very similar to those shown. Can you give me the length and other dimensions like the size of the slot and I can see if these will work. Mine are 1 11/16 in length. I have provided a picture for you also. I have lots of return springs for the 10" drums also. PM or email if interested.

[48mirage]

I believe the Montville NJ address it the location of Kanter's Wharehouse. It is only a couple of miles from their Boonton headquarters address. If you look at the rest of the items sold by this ebayer it looks a lot like the Kanter catalog.

I believe you will find that the things that Kanter sells aren't made by Kanter. A lot of their stuff comes out of china.