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  1. CMPPhil

    never ending M135 brake problems!! Need advice??

    Hi Thanks for the kind words on my Web page it was my way of sharing before Web Forum's like MLU & Steel Soldiers got going so strong as a source of shared help. As to hard to find axle shafts, when I broke the 2nd axle (other side) I searched around and found company that make race care...
  2. CMPPhil

    never ending M135 brake problems!! Need advice??

    Hi Thanks for the welcome, new to Steel Soldiers Forum but playing with MVs since 1979. When I rebuilt my first CMP HUP I kept finding NOS cylinders after having to replace them again 4 years later I went over to sleeving used White Post Restoration http://www.whitepost.com/ the next MV was a...
  3. CMPPhil

    never ending M135 brake problems!! Need advice??

    First M135 I drove in 1972 Hi Brad Here are the pictures I was talking about from 1972 - If I had not gotten involved with CMPs probably would have started collecting these. Back the early 1970s a sheltered employment program I was running got asked to clean up some CD M135s basically...
  4. CMPPhil

    never ending M135 brake problems!! Need advice??

    Hi Brad While I was responding you posted your photo, still could be the compensation port not always being uncovered when the brake peddle is released. When the brakes don't want to release have you ever hocked your toe under the peddle and pulled up? Some 40 years ago where I worked had a...
  5. CMPPhil

    never ending M135 brake problems!! Need advice??

    Simple but possible cause Hi Brad Had a moment to look at the manual for the M135-211 and it looks like the problem could be what I had on my CMPs which have a similar master cylinder. What was happening was the Boot (C) was to stiff or to short and it holds the Piston (H) in so that it...
  6. CMPPhil

    never ending M135 brake problems!! Need advice??

    Hi Brad Can you get a picture of the master cylinder and linkage? Ran into a simliar problem on Canadian MV and the cause and fix was so simple it is discusting. Has to do with linkage boot. I'll take moment and see if the TM section on the forum has your truck to see if it could be the same...
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