Old Brake Shoes and Wheel Cylinders - Any Value?

jazzed · Last edited by jazzed on Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:26 pm; edited 1 time in total

I sure miss my old mentor, Ronnie Chase, who advised me to never throw anything VW out. Since I don't have Ronnie to ask anymore, I was wondering if the wheel cylinders and shoes from my '61 have any value. The cylinders have markings as follows:
Front R--60
Front R--G-8604 Gots (?) IND Brass
Front L--53
Front L--G-8603 Gots (?) IND Brass
Rear--90
Rear--96

The shoes have no discernible markings but FWIW, they're all painted the same color as the body (Sealing Wax Red).

Since I have no further use for them, should I toss 'em or might they have some value to someone?

crofty · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:13 pm Post subject:

Paging Kombisutra!
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TinCanFab · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject:

If your wheel cylinders are not pitted, they can be re-used (rebuilt). Have you priced out a set of new German ones? $5 rebuild kits make them worth something for anyone with an early bus that would like to be able to stop. Wink

unclespanky · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject:

///Mink · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject:

iamdonquixote · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:05 pm Post subject:

well,
I spent sometime looking for bleeder valves with a buddy cause the new wheel cylinders didn't have the bleeders so, ya keep stuff. but if its bad make sure its marked bad.

tasb · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:31 pm Post subject:

Not trying to take Ronnie's place or anything but...

NEVER THROW ANYTHING VW OUT!
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kombisutra · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject:

Thank you all for paging me, I was out at the swimming pool testing a 50cc two-stroke 30GPM Kawasaki water pump I found in the garbage a couple weeks ago. Dayammm! That thing kicks ass now! Gotta' love the little projects. The little engine was fine, but you'd have never known it as the pump is shafted to the engine; it was the pump that needed rebuilding as the PO had foolishly forgotten to drain it when it was last used and had seriously corroded the impeller and was completely stuck... but I've got a bead blaster Laughing

Yeah, I hate to see people throwing out their old restorable brake parts. Wheel cylinders are simple to hone out and make like new again, and, when you're done popping new seals in em', they're like new and waiting as spares when you find you have a leaker (most commonly brought on by corrosion creeping up the cylinder from the outside and the piston's seal riding over the top of it during use, intermittently breaking the seal). If you're cleaning house, be sure to turn them over to another bus enthusiast who will ensure they eventually get rebuilt. If the shoes are not too worn, or show any signs of delamination, keep them too, as you never know when your next bus is going to show up sporting metal on metal.

If all else fails, I run an early bus brake parts orphanage and take in forgotten wheel cylinders, master cylinders and brake shoes. If you have no takers among your bus friends, PM me and I'll see to it that they do get restored and adopted out to make other buses happy.

Anyone needing used brake parts for trade or free based on need, let me know, I'm especially well stocked with good 64-67 shoes.

Erik G · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:54 am Post subject:


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