INJECTOR JACK

I just finished up my rear brake job, Turned rear drums, installed new bendix shoe's with hardware kits, Chev wheel cylinders in placed bleed out, adjusted up. Road test UNBELIVEABLE!
Truck has never stopped so good, first time on the brakes abs came on you hardly have to use the brakes at all to stop. The old shoes were like brand new changed them out becuase they have been in there for 5 years. Truck fells like it has a better balanced Braking now! Can't wait to get the camper one!

Thanks infidel for the part #'s and the good advice.

Time for the BHAF!

2500CTD

Guess I'll chime in too. Did the rear wheel cylinders also. I didnt adjust my brakes right the first time. Worked 12 hrs and then decided to do the brakes . Even though the brakes aren't adjust right, there still is a great improvement on the brake feel. Yes Thx infidel for the #'s

Smokee

I also put the Gm cylinders on yesterday. The difference is WOW!

infidel

It takes about a half hour per side once you have it down. Biggest thing is learning where to position yourself to remove the springs, inside the wheelwell works for me. Only special tool I use is a pair of Vice-Grip needle nose pliers to grip the end of the springs while removing and installing. You don't need to remove the shoes, just the springs so you can spread the top of the shoes apart.

In case anyone missed it the Napa number for the larger cylinders is 4637337. All you need is the number, telling the counter guy what they are for just confuses them.
Or order online here- http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...7&prmenbr=5806

Best $25 mod for your 2500 or 3500 that you'll ever do.

Smokee

I replaced mine without even removing the springs.

First, remove the old cylinder. Then slide the new one into place, one side at a time. Since the lines are not yet connected, the cups will push right in.

Install the two hold down bolts very loosely, and then start the line. Do not tighten the hold down until the line is started.

Don't forget to go back and tighten the hold down bolts. (don't ask)

the cylinders will bleed very easily with about two pump/release cycles.

MnTom

Ain't it nice how the truck now just squats right down instead of doing a nose dive? I was really impressed when I did mine too.
Tom

Rattlerattle

Thanks for the part numbers. World of difference.

2500CTD

on a side note, I had an old plastic syringe (sp?) from a club that they served jello shooters. So I used that to squirt oil into the cylinders on my Challenger to do a compression check, and it also works the other way too. So I connected a small hose to it slid the other end of hose over the bleeder screw, open the MC up and pulled the syringe open. No need to pump the pedal to bleed it. Worked for me. My cheap one man bleeder kit.

jimk

Are they the same as the one ton dodge wheel cylinders? thanks Jim

INJECTOR JACK

Yep! I just Installed them one my 96'er It was the best darn money I have spent on the old rodeo girl! stock cylinders are 27mm chevy are 30mm it does make a diffrence, It must work realy well on 2500's if they are only 24mm.

I have read here that guy's are installing 3500, rear shoes on 2500's Is this true or some real bad B/S

infidel

I don't see how unless you change the drums also. 2500 drums are 2.5 inches wide, 3500's are 3.5. Seems like some other mods would also be needed to make it work because the drums would have to extended out one more inch. This would make the tires stick out that much further also. Numbers here- http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/brakespecs.htm

Interesting fact from the chart is that the '94-'96 rear cylinders aren't the 24mm I thought they were, they're 23.8mm. Starting in '97 all rear cylinders were 27mm. Every little bit makes a big difference.

jimk

Thanks for the advice. I have installed the one ton dodge Cylinders 27mm and it did make a difference on the 95. If the chev makes that difference again, it will be about right. Size does matter. Thanks, I will buy a set. Jim

INJECTOR JACK

That's what I thought the drums on a 2500 are not big enough to fit the 3500 shoes.

apache

Will those cylinders work on a 93 350 dually?

INJECTOR JACK

I'm not sure if they will work on gen 1 trucks