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Subject: Fwd: Re: 7/8" rear wheel cylinders
From: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:32:32 -0700 (PDT)
Good thinking, but wouldn't you need bigger pistons too?  I didn't
think that new pistons come in rebuild kits...  

Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6

--- "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:58:22 -0400
> From: "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net>
> Subject: Re: 7/8" rear wheel cylinders
> To: Shane Ingate <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>, 6 Pack
> <6pack@autox.team.net>
> 
> > I cannot believe that this is unique to Morgan!
> 
> They are, I've done the checking... the Morgan parts suppliers want a
> great
> deal of money for a pair of those cylinders!
> 
> However, why not bore your TR6 cylinders out to .875?  The casting
> numbers
> on the Morgan cylinder and the Triumph cylinders are the same, which
> leads
> me to be nearly 100% sure that the only difference is the bore. 
> You'll need
> to find two rebuild kits for the Morgan though, so that you have the
> correct
> size seals.
> 
> Kai
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