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tubman · 11-13-2020, 06:06 PM

I think he's referring to the piece of leather that fits into the end of the piston in the vacuum brake cylinder. It is leather. A few years ago, I was restoring some older Mallory distributors that used a similar vacuum brake. After some searching, i was able to find some leather that was a full 1/4" think to make replacements for these. I think I still have some around. PM me me if interested.

(BtW, the Ford distributors used the same vacuum brake as the Mallory's.)

11-13-2020, 06:06 PM	#17
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,302	Re: distributor I think he's referring to the piece of leather that fits into the end of the piston in the vacuum brake cylinder. It is leather. A few years ago, I was restoring some older Mallory distributors that used a similar vacuum brake. After some searching, i was able to find some leather that was a full 1/4" think to make replacements for these. I think I still have some around. PM me me if interested. (BtW, the Ford distributors used the same vacuum brake as the Mallory's.)