 MC Rebuild Kit, 17mm version |
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| r_towle |
 Nov 26 2005, 09:42 AM
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Custom Member  Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Does anyone sell a rebuild kit for a 17mm master cylinder?
PP shows it as NLA... Rich |
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| brp914 |
Nov 26 2005, 12:39 PM
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nla? - just as well. I've rblt 2. One worked fine for years. The second worked fine for 1 day - big surprise (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) . Had just finished a day of snow skiing and was about to head back down the mtn. Stepped into car, pedal went to floor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif)
Took it apart, nothing wrong. Put it back, no workie. Eff'n pita anyhow. Just buy new and be done with it. |
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| markb |
Nov 26 2005, 03:58 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California
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| STL914 |
Nov 26 2005, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-October 03 From: O'Fallon, MO Member No.: 1,271 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
When mine failed several years ago, I found that the 19MM MC was very close in price to the 17MM. I went that route. |
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| pete-stevers |
Nov 26 2005, 05:30 PM
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saved from fire! Group: Members Posts: 2,642 Joined: 10-October 04 From: Abbotsford,BC, Canada Member No.: 2,914 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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split for the 19 you will be happy you did,
OR buy for yoursef for christmas (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Nov 26 2005, 05:56 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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So, does anyone know where to get a 17 mm MC rebuild kit?
I appreciate the opinions though... Rich |
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| lapuwali |
Nov 26 2005, 06:49 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
None of the usual parts houses appear to carry the rebuild kit. I'd call PP and see if their site is out of date (it often is), and if there's no joy, just grit your teeth and get a new 17mm MC. A 19mm MC is NOT an upgrade.
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| RustyWa |
Nov 26 2005, 06:52 PM
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Working Member Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 72 |
I got one from Shucks (Checkers, Kragan) last winter, it was an ATE branded kit. It was a bitch to get those rings over the new piston. A damn bitch!
So far so good, but my car is not a daily driver. |
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| r_towle |
Nov 26 2005, 07:10 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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please explain the NOT and upgrade statement. Rich |
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| lapuwali |
Nov 26 2005, 09:18 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
It's a long, oft-repeated story. I have more details in my blog, but the short version is that the 19mm MC with stock calipers REDUCES the amount of braking force at the caliper for a given force at the pedal (from your foot). A bigger MC requires less pedal TRAVEL to get a set braking force, but requires you to push harder, too. Some people like the lower travel so much that they switch, even if they do have to push harder, because the pedal feels "firmer".
The 19mm unit is now a bit cheaper than the 17mm unit, and you can still buy rebuild kits for the 19mm unit, so lots of people buy the 19mm unit, anyway. |
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| jonwatts |
Nov 27 2005, 01:17 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
"Just buy a new one" was good advice when they were $100 a couple of years ago. Now they're closer to $200 and so the $70 rebuild kit is looking much more attractive. After all, it's only brakes. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| markb |
Nov 27 2005, 07:06 AM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California
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We put a 19mm in the black car when we rebuilt the brake system earlier this year. I really don't like the pedal feel, when compared with the 17mm on the blue car. Granted, the blue cars brakes were rebuilt a couple of years ago, but we used the same brand of everything on both. Just my .02
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