master cylinder cap-55 Imp

[roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

1957-1959 ford pass cars are the same as well as some
of the older PU.  You will never know the differnce in
them.  RC --- Ted Blackington <cebuisle@xxxxxxx>
wrote: > Hello again!
> 
> The plastic cap sounds great on the master cylinder.
> I would like to find one. My car is not a show car.
> As for the original-it is made of pot metal, hollow.
> with a square nut on top. Only a wrench would fit,
> an open wrench at that. Soaking the threads in
> solvent didn't work-nor did the judicious
> application of heat. When force was applied, the
> hollow nut crumbled. White Post Restorations
> replaced it with an original style  cover-
> 
> The inside was somewhat pitted-they said they had
> resleeved it and installed new rubber. It was then
> painted original color. The master cylinder works
> well now, as I also replaced all the wheel cylinders
> in front.
> 
> I ordered new shoes from a supplier-they wouldn't
> fit inside the drums. No way could I get them on.
> Called the supplier, who insisted they were the
> right shoes. Finally, I took sandpaper to the shoes,
> and after a LOT of sanding got them reduced in size
> to where they would fit inside the drums. They work
> fine now, next have to replace the rear ones, which
> have grease on them from a leaking axle seal. I
> wonder if any other club members have had such
> problems with cylinders and shoes on the
> 55's????????
> 
>                                                     
>                                      TED  at  
> cebuisle@xxxxxxx
>  

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