Re-sleeving wheel cylinders

[68moparbob]

Has anyone had good results from having original wheel cylinders sleeved? If so, who did you use?
I have my originals, but I've heard pro and con from some good sources.

[birdsandbees]

Re-sleeved?? My job as a 14/ 15 year old at a local shop was to spend 15 minutes running a hone through the bore, wiping clean and then putting new "pucks" and seals in to refurbish them without disconnecting the wheel cylinder from backing plate or lines. Can't for the life of me see how they could get worn enough to have to re-sleeve.

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Sometimes they become pitted from water getting into the brake system.

[68 RT]

Any good machine shop can do this. But if they are that bad just buy new ones.

[68moparbob]

The bores are pitted. I too, rebuilt my share of wheel cylinders and master cylinders over the years.  These are the original castings and I would like to keep them if possible.

[John_Kunkel]

Considering the low cost of replacement cylinders it's kinda silly to sleeve the originals considering nobody's gonna see them.

If you insist on sleeving I'd go with brass rather than mild steel (which will pit again) or stainless steel.

http://www.applehydraulics.com/brakes.htm

[matrout76]

John,

Have you used Apple Hydraulics before?

I need to have the brake master cylinder for my 1952 Mercedes 300 rebuilt and found them.  Since it is a vintage Mercedes, the Mercedes shops want $1k to rebuild it

I've done some research and found where Mercedes used the same company as Chevrolet for brake master cylinders back then (ATE i think) and the Chevy parts might be able to be used to rebuild it.  It is currently siezed up, so the brass sleeve will most likely be necessary.

It looks like Apple can do it for $175, which is still a little on the high side...but tolerable.

Thanks!