Hi,

I rescentlt had to change my master cylinder for my brakes, so now my old Master cylinder and I'm wondering if I should thow it out or can I sell it to someone who refurbishes these things?

Does anyone know if this part can be sold and refurbished?

Thanks,
Bmcc

 

They can be rebuilt. If you had bought a rebuilt one, they would have wanted the old one back as part of the deal...and charged you if you didn't have one.

You might look up prices on rebuilts, and see what the core charges are, to see what the value is. Don't know if rebuilders would actually buy one, though.

Ken

 

Yes, it can be referbished. But it is easier and just about cheper to buy a new one.

 

Its cheap and easy to rebuild a master cylinder. That's if you know how.

 

Thanks for the info guy's, but would any of you know where I could sell my master cylinder to a refurbisher?

Thanks,
Bmcc

 

You'd have to find a rebuilder. Try asking your local parts store where they get their rebuilt brake stuff from, and chase it down from there. Also ask what the core deposit is if someone were to buy a rebuilt - that will tell you how much it could be worth.

Ken

 

where are you located? I will be getting my old rx8 back on tuesday so i can do a part out.

 

It's been a long while since I bought a master cylinder. Core charge may be something like $10 to $20, iirc. You might have problem finding a parts store that would want to bother taking it. May be more hassle than they want to deal with. They're really not set up for that transaction. Normally they charge someone the core charge when they buy the new part. Then the owner can bring back the old part and get the core charge refunded. The old part goes to the factory to be rebuilt. Since you're only doing half the transaction, they might balk. But might be worth asking at your regular parts store.