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"N8N" > wrote in message oups.com... > My experiences are exactly opposite, I've only done brake work on > exactly one car over the years where I a) didn't replace the master > cylinder up front and b) didn't end up replacing the master cylinder > after it failed shortly thereafter. Of course, Murphy is always > hanging out with me... > > nate We went through a spell a good number of years ago where master cylinders went pretty fast on their own. Maybe Chryslers were worst, but either the metallurgy was bad or the fluid had a glitch. These could not be successfully rebuilt either, since the pitting, leakage potential was so bad. This was a case where OEM was terrible, but some aftermarket parts (EIS, among others) worked out okay. Basically, if you ruin a master cylinder by bleeding using it, I wonder how much time you had anyway. A lot of people dont realize that brake fluid can oxidize and become acidic, and that when water gets into it, corrosion is likely to follow. When you get that first deposit of corrosion byproduct on the metal, you have created a corrosion cell that can accelerate matters. The wise bird flushes out the brake fluid every few years, but not many of us do that. In fact, I am sitting here knowing that I should have flushed my Teves system before now, and am not relishing doing it. Replacing that sucker costs about ten times more than a Honda master cylinder. |
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Can't the honest mechanic give the guy the benefit of the doubt and cut him
a break? sheeesh. |
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("ed" >) scribbled:
> Can't the honest mechanic give the guy the benefit of the doubt and cut him > a break? sheeesh. Agreed. Unfortunately, with these chain stores, margin is where it's at, and a good-faith refund will cut into that margin. The Manager has already demonstrated his stance on this. -- remove MYSHOES to email |
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