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  1. K

    Master cylinder kit

    I ended up stopping at another store and looking at the packaging the brake hones come in and the instructions stated to use brake fluid as the "honing oil". I used that. Of course the guys in parts stores these days know very little. I asked where the brake "hones" were and he said he only...
  2. K

    Master cylinder kit

    Rustystud, what do you recommend for lubricant in the bore while honing? Engine oil? Or something else?
  3. K

    Master cylinder kit

    ok. Thanks for the advice. I'll hit it with the hone a little and then take an emery or file and get those burrs off the piston. I only decided to put the kit in since I had the MC off trying to fix some seepage and connections to the remote reservoir. There was some fluid in the rubber boot...
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    Master cylinder kit

    Has anyone ordered the Newstar MC rebuild kit and found blemishes on the piston? I just opened mine and found the anomalies send in the photos below. my bore of the cylinder seems very smooth so I was going to skip honing it and just replace the spring parts and rubber. This piston looks like...
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