[Peje]

A member of the Swedish Pontiac Forum is looking for rear wheel cylinders.The car is a 1963 Le Mans.Hard to find?

[TempestFugit]

Yes I think they are hard to find. If he has the originals they can be rebuilt. Kudos to him for keeping a Transaxle Tempest on the road in Sweden, any pictures?

[c5farmer]

I found 3 new ones on ebay and rebuilt the fourth one with a NOS kit found at Norwalk swap meet. They are out there, but require time and patience to fine. The quicker solution is to have the original ones sleeved and rebuilt.

[Peje]

No pictures yet from the owner.He had the cylinders repaired with a kit but it still leaks.To much corrosion inside the cyl? Thanks for the info from the members here and I pass it on to the Le Mans owner.

[Jeff Hamlin]

Finding NOS is hard and can be a crap shot (a 50 year part is a 50 year old part)
We honed and rebuilt ours with the kits still avail at most major parts suppliers.

If you still have no luck try...
http://www.whitepost.com/brakeform.html

[gavin]

I rebuilt mine recently and had mine resleved and new cups machined from brass.It works well and was quite affordable.As I live in australia I understand the distance issue but have found there is a work around for most problems with these cars. Dont worry about NOS parts just rebuild.

[elefantrider]

Most of the time, you don't need new ones. Just hone out your originals on the car with a brake hone and cordless drill. Use brake fluid as a lubricant, not solvent/oil.