<VV> 1963 Spyder Vert.

[Devin]

Kerry-  You'll need a raybestos MC36006 or the economy equivalent, 2536006.
Your parts store should be able to interchange these numbers to their brand
if they don't carry Raybestos.

To replace your brake fluid with silicon you need to flush your system with
silicon.  Professional shops have equipment for this, for the home job, you
can open each bleeder one by one and pump the pedal to oush the old fluid
out, frequently refilling your master cylinder, to assure it does not run
dry.  Expect to go through quite a bit of fluid in the process.

Devin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry and Jan Born" <deaconone at teleweb.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:56 PM
Subject: <VV> 1963 Spyder Vert.


> Hi,
>
> Needed to buy a replacement master cylinder for this car which should be
> an easy project. Well it wasn't. Went to buy it and the guy at the
> counter wanted to know what size the bore was..? 1" or 7/8". He asked if
> the car had metallic brakes  or not.  Ok I don't have a clue! So my
> question, how can I figure out what I need?
>
> Along the same lines how can I tell if the car has regular or silicon
> brake fluid in it and if it's regular fluid what is needs to be done to
> replace it with silicon..?
>
>
> Also I need to remove the 'grill/panel' that lives under the windshield
> (don't know what it's called but it's the one that the wiper shafts
> extend through) There appear to be a few screws visable when the trunk
> is open but I can't see how to release the part that extends under the
> windshield weather strip...
>
> All help gratefully accepted and appreciated.
>
> Kerry B
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