Originally Posted by amtrakjoe
Does the sleeving process deteriotate the stopping ability of the truck?
Not at all. The folks that do it well bore the cylinder out to fit a stainless steel sleeve and the ID is as original, you use the same rebuild kit as you would the original cylinder.

Don't mess with brass sleeves, stainless last longer (very long) and cost similar, sometimes less.

Grigg


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