American Motors Wheel Cylinder

American Motors Corporation (AMC) was founded in 1954 and headquartered in Michigan, USA. The company boasts its powerful and solid replacement parts, which can improve vehicles' performance further. During the development of the AMC, many popular wheel cylinder parts have been built. The wheel cylinder is made up of a cylinder that has two pistons in total. The function of the wheel cylinder is to utilize force onto the shoes and bring the drum into contact, causing friction.

Although has lots of auto parts with impressive performance, AMC wheel cylinder parts still need repair and maintenance after a long time of usage. AMC wheel cylinder parts are used in hydraulic drum brake systems. The cylinder works by exerting force onto the brake shoes, so they come in contact with the drum brake and allow the car to slow down/stop. The removal process for an AMC wheel cylinder is the following: First remove the brake AMC drum and AMC brake shoes, next disconnect the AMC hydraulic brake line fitting that screws into the back of the wheel cylinder, then remove the AMC mounting hardware which will allow it to be removed from the backing plate. There are plenty of inexpensive and quality parts on our site. Our large assortment covers the majority of classic vehicles.