When honing the cylinder, you need only one or two quick back and forth passes. You are just rughing up the surface so the rubber seats and seals properly. I've only used brake fluid as a lube.
Awesome video! Giving me confidence to do it on my '74 Ford Courier where a rebuild kit is $2 and a wheel cylinder is over $20. Oh, and for some reason Mazda/Ford put two wheel cylinders per wheel.
No assembly lube, only brake fluid that does a most excellent job of attracting moisture to CORRODE that freshly honed iron cylinder, pistons and bleeder threads! If it isn't driven just about every day, those pistons & cylinder will be seized or at the least the corrosion will chew up the seals. Also, no lube on the shoe pivots or the adjuster, though there are some that don't want it cause of attracting dust/dirt. They are right if it's excessive. good luck.
@7:48 May I have your opinion on how much brake grease you put under the Drum Brake Wheel Cylinder Boots (Dust Seals)? I'm installing new Wheel Cylinders and the Shop Manual (we have 2009 Nissan Sentra) advises to put that grease on Piston Cups and Boots (Dust Seals). On the original Cylinder boots (inside) there was some white grease, which became hardened. I plan to put there on new Cylinders 3M Silicon Paste (Dielectric Grease), since the one they advise in the Shop Manual NISSAN lubricant (KRE12- 00030) I could not find anywhere but on Amazon in Japan, and also it is not quite clear there if it is that particular grease (everything in Japanese), but not sure how much. Practically nothing clear on YT or anywhere about it. Thank you for the great film, especially for demonstration how to disassemble the Piston Cups from the Pistons.
I’m replacing my Corolla 2006 drum break and I punctured one of the rubber caps on the cylinder …now I need to replace or rebuild ..do I really need the hone for the inside ?
When honing the cylinder, you need only one or two quick back and forth passes. You are just rughing up the surface so the rubber seats and seals properly. I've only used brake fluid as a lube.
Awesome video!
Giving me confidence to do it on my '74 Ford Courier where a rebuild kit is $2 and a wheel cylinder is over $20. Oh, and for some reason Mazda/Ford put two wheel cylinders per wheel.
No assembly lube, only brake fluid that does a most excellent job of attracting moisture to CORRODE that freshly honed iron cylinder, pistons and bleeder threads! If it isn't driven just about every day, those pistons & cylinder will be seized or at the least the corrosion will chew up the seals. Also, no lube on the shoe pivots or the adjuster, though there are some that don't want it cause of attracting dust/dirt. They are right if it's excessive. good luck.
Cool, great video. Thanks for making it
@7:48 May I have your opinion on how much brake grease you put under the Drum Brake Wheel Cylinder Boots (Dust Seals)? I'm installing new Wheel Cylinders and the Shop Manual (we have 2009 Nissan Sentra) advises to put that grease on Piston Cups and Boots (Dust Seals). On the original Cylinder boots (inside) there was some white grease, which became hardened. I plan to put there on new Cylinders 3M Silicon Paste (Dielectric Grease), since the one they advise in the Shop Manual NISSAN lubricant (KRE12- 00030) I could not find anywhere but on Amazon in Japan, and also it is not quite clear there if it is that particular grease (everything in Japanese), but not sure how much. Practically nothing clear on YT or anywhere about it. Thank you for the great film, especially for demonstration how to disassemble the Piston Cups from the Pistons.
I'd use just a thin film to prevent corrosion. Anything light would work as these shouldn't get hot
@@YoshimoshiGarage I see the purpose now, so it is against corrosion. Thank you very much for the replay and explanations.
I’m replacing my Corolla 2006 drum break and I punctured one of the rubber caps on the cylinder …now I need to replace or rebuild ..do I really need the hone for the inside ?
Depends on the condition. If the bore is totally smooth you can get by without. Fine grit sandpaper and a bottle brush works in a pinch, as well.