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| | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 30 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 30 | OK, tonight I started to tear down the hydrovac to begin my rebuild and discovered piles of rust and decay and it's totally shot. My truck is a 1954 chevy 6400 and I'm almost sure the hydrovac unit on my truck is from a 1965 or so truck I know it is not the 54 unit. I heard that I could use almost any unit to replace it dosen't really matter the year or make of the truck. Is this correct? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Absolutely not. The hydrovacs we're used on specific sizes of truck based on tonnage/weight. To use one for a smaller truck would make it less effective or not at all. To use one from a larger series truck would have little affect at slowing the vehicle.
There are a ton of different sized units available for all makes and models of trucks. There can be a little leeway in choosing a size, but your better off choosing the correct model for your truck.
The hydrovacs function is to make braking easier, not better. Using to large or to small a canister will affect braking.
Jeff | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 46 | I have a NOS Bendix major repair kit for 48-59 Hydrovac. PM if interested. Bendix #377766, Chev 3738753. David | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 173 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 173 | Hydrovacs are pretty commonly rebuilt. There is a place here in town that rebuilds them. They didn't have a kit for mine but called and found one already rebuilt in NC. I had it back in the truck before the shop could have rebuilt it. My core was good, but I could have paid the core charge if it wasn't. If your hydrovac isn't original, and had lost the tag then it might be fun figuring out what you have. Shoot, even NAPA had my hydrovac, but i had it rebuilt for about 1/3 their price.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 | My core was beyond repair. The end piece seemed to be a pot metal casting and it had totally corroded. I bought a new one from Vehicles of Victory for $388. http://vehiclesofvictory.com/buying-selling/reproduction-to-parts/
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When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | WOW!, $388 for a hydrovac. With shipping, I bet it was alittle over $400. They were proud of that bad boy. | | |
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