37 "T" wheel brake cylinders

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Any current production brake wheel cylinders available for the 37 Terraplanes ? Don't think mine are gonna stand another honeing

mars55

For wheel cylinders NAPA # 7563 (Brake Line Hole Angled to Right) for right side front and rear and # 7564 (Brake Line Hole Angled to Left) for left side front and rear. For a wheel cylinder with brake line hole going straight in try a #7379. These are expensive. You might try NAPA #9025 and 9026. They require a 3/8 to 7/16 brake line adapter, but they are much cheaper. They are rear '69 AMC Ambassador station wagon with V8 wheel cylinders.



The Master Cylinder is NAPA # 4360.



The application of the above part numbers is 1936 to 1947 Hudsons and Terraplanes.

Trevor J

Why not get them sleeved with stainless steel.

I have that done in NewZealand and have no further problems.

Trevor NZ

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Trevor J wrote:

Why not get them sleeved with stainless steel.

I have that done in NewZealand and have no further problems.

Trevor NZ

Thanks Mars. Heard of that Trevor and sounds good as a way to combat the rust/corrode syndrom, but who in the U.S. does it and how much cost ? Just shipping to N.Z. and back would be expensive for us common folk BUD

Jon B

I think several people do it, the one I know of is (near me) White Post Restorations, google them.



I installed silicone brake fluid in my Terraplane, probably 10-15 years ago, to forestall corrosion, and have had no problems since then.

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Dave Kostansek list Wheel cylinders for $84.00 for a se t of 4. another club member list master cylinder for 1937- up for about $49.00 Ken Cordle is the man , i bought one from him seems like a nice guy on the phone. Chuck G

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Thanks for the contacts guys. The word from metal experts is stainless is not the way to go, use brass {long detailed explanation } Whitepost uses brass at $80 per wheel--Sierra Specialty Automotive uses brass at $60 per wheel, That's $80 differance on a set of 4 , kinda pricey but they claim it's the end of corrosion problems for ever . BUD

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37 Terraplane#2 wrote:

Thanks for the contacts guys. The word from metal experts is stainless is not the way to go, use brass {long detailed explanation } Whitepost uses brass at $80 per wheel--Sierra Specialty Automotive uses brass at $60 per wheel, That's $80 differance on a set of 4 , kinda pricey but they claim it's the end of corrosion problems for ever . BUD

Question for Jon---did the silicone do the job WITHOUT sleeveing the cylinders ?

Richard E.

Bud, I re-did the brakes on my '36T, new wheel cylinders from NAPA, all new brake lines and a new master cylinder from Ebay and when done, I started with Dot 5 silicone, so hopefully these will last the rest of my lifetime!

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I agree with Richard. If i had a car were no wheel cylinders were available i would have to go the sleeve route. but for $320.00 i can completely rebuild all the brake system for that kind of money. I think sometimes we love our Hudsons so much we tend to go overboard and over do things

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Richard E. wrote:

Bud, I re-did the brakes on my '36T, new wheel cylinders from NAPA, all new brake lines and a new master cylinder from Ebay and when done, I started with Dot 5 silicone, so hopefully these will last the rest of my lifetime!

-- YEP, brass sleeves may be the way if money is no object or your 20 and gonna keep the car forever but at 73 I'm gonna go the silicone route. Hey, if I inbibe a bit of it will I last as long as the brakes ? Bud