Ok, after peeling back the seals on the cylinder..there is some NASTY stuff in there. Once side is full of a slimy brown lumpy substance and the other (with missing rod) is full of a white cheesy looking stuff.

Pretty sure that is not the way these are supposed to be.

Problem is that NAPA wants like $40 per front cylinder.

Question for the gurus....can a C20 cylinder be used on the C30? LMC has them about half NAPA's price.

(Yes, yes, I know I need a shop manual, but things keep coming up on the truck faster than I can find a manual and Chevy still hasn't sent me the kit thing I ordered.)

ps...yes cletis, I have the 'external contracting drum brake' on this truck. There needs to be a snappier name for that.


1965 Chevy C-30 1-Ton
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