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wheel cylinder

Unread post by Redlight » June 11th, 2017, 9:31 pm

Greetings,
Are there a current wheel cylinder for a M151. I think that both the front and rear take 3/4 inch style, I was looking to buy at a NAPA or other local auto parts store. I looked in the Wiki but it did not list any.
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Re: wheel cylinder

Unread post by m3a1 » June 12th, 2017, 12:15 am

Wheel cylinders are 1" in the front, 3/4" in the rear. Remember, your front brakes perform the majority of the braking action since, upon braking, there is a dynamic weight shift to the front. A larger wheel cylinder helps accomplish that. The back brakes serve to assist in braking but also keep the vehicle in a straight line. Do otherwise and your braking experience will be squirrelly.

Why not check out the G838 resource list and utilize the suppliers whose business it is to keep the hobby rollin'? I'm sure they'd be happy to provide you with the correct parts. I just bought a part from RAPCO and had it within two days. (applause!)

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Re: wheel cylinder

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Unread post by Horst » June 12th, 2017, 12:43 am

m3a1 wrote:Wheel cylinders are 1" in the front, 3/4" in the rear.

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Re: wheel cylinder

Unread post by m3a1 » June 12th, 2017, 1:35 am

My bad. I was thinking A2!

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Re: wheel cylinder

Unread post by Redlight » June 12th, 2017, 10:29 am

Thank you all. I could not get the Wiki to list properly.

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Re: wheel cylinder

Unread post by rickf » June 12th, 2017, 1:48 pm

A lot of people have retrofitted the A1 with the one inch front wheel cylinders. I did it on mine and I am very happy with the results. No more worries about the rear end coming around in a hard braking situation.
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