Wheel Cylinder Brands???

[55 Fargo]

Hi all, not sure what I might be doing for my replacement rear wheel cyls.

Ideally I would like to have my old ones sleeved, but they don't do it here yet, and I do not feel like shipping mine across the continent to have it done.

I might be able to buy a pair of NOS rear wheel cyls, but I am not sure yet if I can still get them.

One parts place out here deals in Reybestos, but they are $85.00 each for the rears, fronts are $40 a pop, I am considering these.

Kanters are $48.00 each for rears, all 6 for the car are $190, plus shipping of course and tax.

So any suggestions/ideas out there,I am going to change these out pronto, as there are slow leaks in the rear whell cyls on my 47 Chrysler................Thanx Fred

[oldmopar]

Kanter is not usually cheap so if he is that much less they may be china or similar imports. Then again I am not sure if even companies like raybestos are still manufacturing in the us.

Why would they charge you tax you are in a different country. The general rule in the states is if a business does not have a store in your state they do not charge tax

Ed

[Joe Flanagan]

I have heard that Raybestos is a good source for the wheel cylinders. Rodney B. is buying or has bought a set. Check with him.

[55 Fargo]

Hi, I am in Canada, so we get taxed when the goods arrive.

Raybestos and Dorman are manufactured and still sold in the USA, in fact Rock Auto has them the Ryas, are $48.79 for the rears, the Dormans are $30.79 for the rears, good prices, should be good products............Fred

[Rodney Bullock]

I ordered from parts USA the brand was Raybestos and the rears are more expensive then the fronts. I think you will be happy with them. I rebuilt a pair for the fronts, I did not take the rear drums off so I just bought some new ones for the rears and when I get the old ones in my hands I will rebuild them for future use, I have some extra kits here. I guess because I don't know how to test them I will not be in a hurry to use them only if I have an emergency and need them right away. I would love to have some of the new brass lined wheel cly some of the restore companies are advertizing, with stainless steel lines and the new fluid I think you can eliminate the slow destruction of a system that sits idle. Buying new wheel cly with fresh rubber in them makes more sense to me, nos is good for some things(sheetmetal)however for electric stuff(coils) and the like I rather have it new.

[55 Fargo]

Buying new wheel cly with fresh rubber in them makes more sense to me, nos is good for some things(sheetmetal)however for electric stuff(coils) and the like I rather have it new.

Rodney, when your right , your right..........Fred

[RobertKB]

Fred, I had a leaky wheel cylinder on my '38 Chrysler driver front. Back in '38 there was only the large wheel cylinder like on the back. Took it out and down to the local brake specialitst who honed it very slightly and put in new rubber. No problems since then and it's been a year. He said the cylinder looked fine and so did the rubber but sometimes they "just leak". When I put the brakes together four years ago I did have some trouble with adjustments and had them apart several times and may have done some miniscule damage at the time. I woiuld try with hone and new rubbers before shelling out big bucks.

[55 Fargo]

Robert, much to the horrors of some of us, I am going to try this first, will pull the wheel cyls, and take them into an old time brake shop in Winnipeg, I trust the owner , he will be straight with me. He did my fronts and no problem, I had someone else do the rears, and they have leaks. This shop has been around since the 1940s, they do everything but sleeving..........Fred