The wood wheels, should they be treated with boiled linseed oil or somthing before painting them?
Thanks Paul QUESTION: HYD BRAKES AND WOOD WHEELS SERIES 135 Paul, The two shops I have used here send the sleeved cylinders back with a polished finish to the bores. No need to do any honing. Your shop should be able to tell you to what extent they finish the bores. I coat the cylinders, cups and pistons with brake assembly lube. It seems to prevent the pistons sticking over time due to electrolysis of a cast iron cylinder, sleeved with stainless or brass, and an aluminum piston. DOT 3 brake fluid works fine. A word of caution. Not all new master cylinder kit pistons are the same length as the originals. I’ve seen a few that were just a bit longer. Plus, over the years I’ve gotten a few calls from Club members who just rebuilt their brake systems asking, “Why are my brakes going on as I drive?”. When your done with installation, before putting brake fluid in, check that the master cylinder compensating port is not covered up by the lip of the rubber piston cup when the brake pedal is a
