RE: Dak Wheel Cylinder Woes

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@dodgetrucks.org)
Date: Fri Dec 19 2008 - 09:10:35 EST


Get the less cheapazz american metal. ;)

No easy way to tell which brand won't do that...depends on the area,
corrosion factor, and quality of the part. Personally, I've never had
problems with NAPA parts.

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Rey [mailto:radon220@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:01 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Dak Wheel Cylinder Woes

With the brakes on my Dak feeling spongy (quick bleed job last time), I went
to bleed them again. Last time, which was ~6 months ago, I replaced the rear
wheel cylinders because the bleed nipples broke off.
Well, guess what! The bleed nipples broke off again. ~6 months old.
How does one avoid this with the new cheapazz chinametal? Is teflon tape a
good idea on the bleed nipple threads? Or better yet, any sources on decent
quality wheel cylinders? I got the last ones from AZ.

Don in CT
89 Dak Vert 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
98 JeepGC



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