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Replacing the Front Wheel Cylinders
Topic: Mechanical   Posted:2005-02-27
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On the front brakes, it may be easier to remove the wheel and front hub as one assembly. Then, you can unbolt the brake assembly from the spindle and work on it. Here is the front left brake assembly:



The wheel cylinder can be removed without removing the springs:



One of our brake retainers was missing. We fabricated a new one out of a large screw, using a Dremel tool and cutting disk:



Here is a picture of the old left front wheel cylinder:



Another picture:



Here are the new and old wheel cylinders side by side. Note that the left and right wheel cylinders are different, because the brake hose alternates where it enters the wheel cylinder:





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