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  1. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    Rusty, I just unpacked my recently purchased NAPA 45 Wheel Cylinder Kit, and much to my surprise the seals have "Made in USA" embossed on the rubber. None of the other parts are marked.
  2. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    Rusty, I just picked up a couple of rebuild kits from NAPA this past summer, and they're marked assembled in USA. I'm going to assume that means Made in USA.:) Now I purchased a complete wheel cylinder from NAPA last summer and they are marked Made in China.:-(
  3. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    10-4 toby, these wheel cylinders have sat on a shelf for quite some time. The boots are dry and stiff, so I had planned to disassemble them and re build them using the NAPA 45 wheel cylinder kit, and the Wagner body and pistons.
  4. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    Here is a picture of the piston in my Wagner Lockheed wheel cylinders.
  5. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    Thanks tobyS. I have a couple of these Wagner Lockheed wheel cylinders that I picked up recently. The boxes are old and yellow and the dust boots are stiff, but the metal is rust free. I planned on rebuilding them with the NAPA 45 kit, but the number FD3087 didn't match the number 4419 on the...
  6. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    Yes, I remember Japanese transistor radios back in the 60s. Sometimes they didn't work when new out of the box, and if they did work you only got 2 or 3 stations.
  7. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    I've had some problems with Chinese parts in the past (New Star), especially brake shoes. So if I see made in china...………….
  8. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    I was surprised. I didn't think we even assembled things here anymore. :)
  9. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    sgms18. Please let us know how your wheel cylinders look when they arrive, and country of origin. I hope the hoses you ordered aren't made in china. Thx.
  10. Tracer

    Civilian wheel cylinders

    I ordered a new 4419 wheel cylinder several days ago, and when it arrived I was surprised to see made in china on the box. Toby, I also liked the way the part looked on the NAPA website, gloss black with made in USA. The first picture is how the wheel cylinder looks out of the box, no black...
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