On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Eric Straub wrote:
> I was cleaning up the master brake and clutch cylinders (from '67 Mk2 Spit)
> last night when I noticed that one of them (the clutch mstr cyl) has "Made
> in Australia" stamped on it. That one has a plastic lid. The other one
> (brake master cyl) has "Girling" on it and has a aluminum lid.
>
> Am I correct in assuming the one with "Made in Australia" is not original?
> If so, does anyone know where to get a NOS original one?
It's my guess that the one made in Oz is a PBR repro part. I think they
bought all the molds from Girling, a lot of my rebuild kits were made in
Oz (by PBR). No problems with them so far.
However, I think you can still get genuine Girling master cylinders, but
be prepared to pay a premium! I'm not sure if Girling is still making
them, so you may have to fight for a NOS one, or be satisfied with a good
used one.
OR you can get a beat-up used one and have it re-sleeved in stainless or
brass. Again, mucho $$$.
-Malcolm
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