Fairchild Club Forum

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:01 am**

'I'm currently trying to rebuild the master brake cylinders on my 1946 F-24 project. The cylinder data plate identifies them as Wagner FE2014 Master brake cylinders. I've checked all the old Fairchild Club posts on Yahoo and purchased NAPA kit # 1 for the rebuild. I found the pistons in the kit were much longer and would not function properly in this application.
Is there another kit for these cylinders?
At least one of the cylinders will need to be sleeved so I will also need to identify what year, make and model car these cylinders were used on.
I found "White Post Restorations" (through the internet), will sleeve these cylinders with brass sleeves and complete the rebuild for $175 each. Are there any special instructions needed to pass on to them?
Are there any other shops recommended for this service?
Thanks for any help.
Rich Seifert
909-790-1320

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Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:12 pm**

'Rich,
When I overhauled my brake system on the F24 I bought the cylinder kit from Napa as you did. The only parts usable are the rubber parts. Discard the piston. I had only a little roughness on the cylinder walls, and they honed out nicely. I never saw an identification plate, but they certainly looked original .Whatever type of rebuild you do, be sure the very small hole (compensation hole) in the bottom of the cylinder wall does not become blocked. Sorry, I can't remember the exact brake kit number.
Hanford, Ca.'

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:40 pm**

'Rich,

NAPA P/N for kit is MK33 by Raybestos.

JST

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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:12 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed

Rich,
When I overhauled my brake system on the F24 I bought the cylinder kit from Napa as you did. The only parts usable are the rubber parts. Discard the piston. I had only a little roughness on the cylinder walls, and they honed out nicely. I never saw an identification plate, but they certainly looked original .Whatever type of rebuild you do, be sure the very small hole (compensation hole) in the bottom of the cylinder wall does not become blocked. Sorry, I can't remember the exact brake kit number.
Hanford, Ca.

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Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:41 pm**

'Rich,

The pistons in the kit ARE longer. Most of us just keep the original piston. If you need new pistons, there was an old Fairchild Flyer article that showed how to cut down the ones from the repair kit. It involved cutting out part of the piston and welding the remaining halves together.

Bob Waldron
1939 Fairchild 24 K
Webster, MN

--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Seifert" wrote:
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> I'm currently trying to rebuild the master brake cylinders on my 1946 F-24 project. The cylinder data plate identifies them as Wagner FE2014 Master brake cylinders. I've checked all the old Fairchild Club posts on Yahoo and purchased NAPA kit # 1 for the rebuild. I found the pistons in the kit were much longer and would not function properly in this application.
> Is there another kit for these cylinders?
> At least one of the cylinders will need to be sleeved so I will also need to identify what year, make and model car these cylinders were used on.
> I found "White Post Restorations" (through the internet), will sleeve these cylinders with brass sleeves and complete the rebuild for $175 each. Are there any special instructions needed to pass on to them?
> Are there any other shops recommended for this service?
> Thanks for any help.
> Rich Seifert
> 909-790-1320
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:32 am**

'Not sure cylinders are same as PT series. If same, you can get new
cylinders for Beech 18. I replaced cylinders on our PT-19 few years back.
They are exact replacement.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Seifert"
To: "Fairchild Club"
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:01 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed

> I'm currently trying to rebuild the master brake cylinders on my 1946 F-24
> project. The cylinder data plate identifies them as Wagner FE2014 Master
> brake cylinders. I've checked all the old Fairchild Club posts on Yahoo
> and purchased NAPA kit # 1 for the rebuild. I found the pistons in the kit
> were much longer and would not function properly in this application.
> Is there another kit for these cylinders?
> At least one of the cylinders will need to be sleeved so I will also need
> to identify what year, make and model car these cylinders were used on.
> I found "White Post Restorations" (through the internet), will sleeve
> these cylinders with brass sleeves and complete the rebuild for $175 each.
> Are there any special instructions needed to pass on to them?
> Are there any other shops recommended for this service?
> Thanks for any help.
> Rich Seifert
> 909-790-1320
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:08 am**

'John, is that a 1 inch Goodyear?

Jack

Jack Threadgill

1602 Brook Hollow Dr

Bryan, TX 77802

979-779-7155

threadgl@suddenlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of John Ellis
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:32 AM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed

Not sure cylinders are same as PT series. If same, you can get new
cylinders for Beech 18. I replaced cylinders on our PT-19 few years back.
They are exact replacement.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Seifert"
To: "Fairchild Club"
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:01 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed

> I'm currently trying to rebuild the master brake cylinders on my 1946 F-24

> project. The cylinder data plate identifies them as Wagner FE2014 Master
> brake cylinders. I've checked all the old Fairchild Club posts on Yahoo
> and purchased NAPA kit # 1 for the rebuild. I found the pistons in the kit

> were much longer and would not function properly in this application.
> Is there another kit for these cylinders?
> At least one of the cylinders will need to be sleeved so I will also need
> to identify what year, make and model car these cylinders were used on.
> I found "White Post Restorations" (through the internet), will sleeve
> these cylinders with brass sleeves and complete the rebuild for $175 each.

> Are there any special instructions needed to pass on to them?
> Are there any other shops recommended for this service?
> Thanks for any help.
> Rich Seifert
> 909-790-1320
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:19 pm**

'They are 1" cylinders and work great.. These have been in use 4 or 5 years
now. Don't remember the manufacture.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Threadgill"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: [fairchildclub] F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed

> John, is that a 1 inch Goodyear?
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> Jack
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> Jack Threadgill
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> 1602 Brook Hollow Dr
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> Bryan, TX 77802
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> 979-779-7155
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> threadgl@suddenlink.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of John Ellis
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:32 AM
> To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed
>
>
>
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> Not sure cylinders are same as PT series. If same, you can get new
> cylinders for Beech 18. I replaced cylinders on our PT-19 few years back.
> They are exact replacement.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Seifert" net>
> To: "Fairchild Club" yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:01 PM
> Subject: [fairchildclub] F-24R 46 Baster Brake Kit info needed
>
>> I'm currently trying to rebuild the master brake cylinders on my 1946
>> F-24
>
>> project. The cylinder data plate identifies them as Wagner FE2014 Master
>> brake cylinders. I've checked all the old Fairchild Club posts on Yahoo
>> and purchased NAPA kit # 1 for the rebuild. I found the pistons in the
>> kit
>
>> were much longer and would not function properly in this application.
>> Is there another kit for these cylinders?
>> At least one of the cylinders will need to be sleeved so I will also need
>> to identify what year, make and model car these cylinders were used on.
>> I found "White Post Restorations" (through the internet), will sleeve
>> these cylinders with brass sleeves and complete the rebuild for $175
>> each.
>
>> Are there any special instructions needed to pass on to them?
>> Are there any other shops recommended for this service?
>> Thanks for any help.
>> Rich Seifert
>> 909-790-1320
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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