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Old 11-11-2022, 10:21 PM
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I pulled this off the shelf today....for an exploratory...

I'm guessing 59-61 GM.....

The master was still attached......and it took some serious work with a big hammer and chisel to remove it.....(even after I took the bolts off...)

The inside was just loaded with that white powder.....

Was this somebody's cocaine stash...or just decomposed diaphragm.etc.?
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Old 11-11-2022, 11:28 PM
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Was the master cylinder aluminum? Looks like corroded aluminum. Would also explain why master was so hard to get off. Corrosion between 2 dissimilar metals.

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Old 11-11-2022, 11:59 PM
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nope....master was definitely cast iron...and booster is stamped steel

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That is a 1959-1961 Bendix booster, You need a Bendix master to go with it.

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That is a 1959-1961 Bendix booster, You need a Bendix master to go with it.
So that is where the white powder came from?

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Old 11-13-2022, 09:04 AM
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So that is where the white powder came from?
Who knows at this point.

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Old 11-13-2022, 01:29 PM
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Who knows at this point.
That's precisely why I posted...Figured somebody here might know.

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Old 11-13-2022, 06:22 PM
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Contact the Power Brake Exchange and see if they can shed some light on it.

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Only one way to find out if it is cocaine... :O

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