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Terry T

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HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« on: August 05, 2020, 03:13:27 PM »
FINALLY  got my cylinders.
hole for bleed valve is off by about 1/16"--too close to mounting hole
anybody have this experience?
safe to drill it bigger?
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Re: HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2020, 07:15:35 PM »
Exact same thing happened with me. I bought them, and couldn't install them as they were off by about 1/32" - just enough to make it impossible to use.  I did use the innards to rebuild the ones I had.

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Re: HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2020, 07:28:50 PM »
i used a Dremel to open up the hole
I though maybe this misfit was indicative of other problems
it's in..see what happens
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Re: HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2020, 02:17:01 PM »
Were they Centric?
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Re: HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2020, 04:29:20 PM »
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Re: HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2020, 07:34:38 AM »
Curiously, I purchased a set of Centric wheel cylinders for my 54 J and everything fit without issue. But, that was about two years ago.
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Re: HENRY J REAR BRAKE CYLINDER
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2020, 07:36:46 AM »
Quote from: joefrazer on August 07, 2020, 07:34:38 AM
Curiously, I purchased a set of Centric wheel cylinders for my 54 J and everything fit without issue. But, that was about two years ago.
maybe the ones I got were made on a Friday
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