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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 | Hello everyone i have gotten my rear drum/hub off of the truck and i discovered that at least one of the wheel cylinders are leaking and also the wheel seal or axle grease seal is leaking. The number i found on my wheel cylinder is 5457177. What i need to know is part numbers for wheel cylinders or wheel cylinder kits. A p/n for the axle seal and most importantly a hardwarw kit becuse i desteoyed some of mine trying to get the drum off 😕 thank you for your help and i will try ro find more numbers | | | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 331 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 331 | You should be able to get those parts from Napa.
1950 4100 - unrestored and driven weekly for almost no reason at all.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 | Napa can not find any of these parts. When i told him year and model of truck that they came off of he could not find anything. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 331 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 331 | You must be dealing with an incompetent Napa store. Sorry about your luck. Perhaps I shoulda said "A GOOD Napa store".
1950 4100 - unrestored and driven weekly for almost no reason at all.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 | I will find it by myself i dont know why i bother to post for help on here i never get any. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | Sorry about the lack of response (in one day). Have you tried an Internet/Google search on: GM brake wheel cylinder 5457177 left and right are supposedly different: Bendix 33551 Bendix 33552 | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | Perhaps people on here wish for one asking what appear to be simple question, to let the person to learn to search for oneself, before giving what might appear to be a simple answer?
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 | Hy Isaiah, sorry if we don't respond fast enough for you, but I was at a funeral for a dear friend since Thursday and I didn't see your question until this morning. We will need more information from you to properly answer your question, is your braking system a dual type or single type, what is the width of your rear brake shoes? According to my parts book there are at least four different possibilities for rear wheel cylinders all of which have a 1 1/2" bore. Once you provide the needed information we will do our best to help you, complaining about how fast you get information on a free website does not help anyone! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | My local NAPA store found wheel cylinders for a 54 GMC 530 series in a warehouse way out on the west coast when I needed them- - - -at $94.00 apiece. Instead of doing that, I honed the ones I had several thousandths oversize, and ended up machining new pistons for them. The original-size rubber cups (also provided by NAPA) were flexible enough to provide a leak-free seal. Ask Ed if they're still working- - - -I believe they probably are.
Are you approaching NAPA with the same attitude you're using here? You can catch a lot more flies with sugar than vinegar.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | They are working fine, thanks again, Jerry.
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 | I apologize for the attitude,no i approached napa politely with as much information as i always give them (they've got me parts for the front brakes,etc) with little to no problem. I was a bit irritated when i wrote that because i went back again with the wheel cylinder itself and the guy working there acted as if it were crazy i came looking for something "that old" anyway i went online and found rebuild kits and hardware kits for everything. Hopefully will be putting it back together by next week | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 | Isaiah, you have to be a bit patient with us sometimes. Not everyone reads the boards everyday and the bigger trucks have a distinct following. Sometimes you should exhaust all your search options before posting here. The Stovebolt Search function will quite often give a variety of answers. You'll get the hang of it. ðŸ›
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 | Hy Isaiah, I'm glad you found what you needed. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 39 | Thank you guys once again | | |
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