Any advice on rebuilding these things? A couple in my 7A are oozing fluid from the top, giving the insides that manly 5606 odor.
I downloaded a TSB from Matco for the MCMC-4 series which will be helpful but curious about what pitfalls await me while rebuilding.
Any advice on rebuilding these things? A couple in my 7A are oozing fluid from the top, giving the insides that manly 5606 odor.
I downloaded a TSB from Matco for the MCMC-4 series which will be helpful but curious about what pitfalls await me while rebuilding.
Oozing from the top may be a symptom of side loading on the cylinder. Ask George at Matco about side loading. It will be an interesting conversation.
Basically the cylinder is not moving straight up and down. It’s usually caused by the rudder pedal frame not being square. I had on cylinder that I had to add a couple washers to fix that problem.
When you take the cylinder a part, you’ll see the issue. There is a oring that wears more on one side, which enables the oozing.
I also added return springs while I had everything a part.
The upgrade is pretty easy. When I ordered the last set a few years ago, they were a little less expensive at ACS than Matco. I don’t know if that is still true.