There is a place here in Virginia named "White Post Restorations" that
will restore old aluminum units by resleeving them with brass, and will
also fix thread problems. I would recommend contacting them...
I don't know how much they charge for their services, but at $130 it is
probably worth checking out.
Cheers.
On Sun, 5 Mar 2000 greenman62@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> >From: Charles R Irvin <cirvin1258@juno.com>
> >Reply-To: Charles R Irvin <cirvin1258@juno.com>
> >To: triumph-tr4@home.com
> >CC: triumphs@autox.team.net, british-cars@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Clutch Master Cylinder
> >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:23:50 -0800
> >
> >...$130.00 FOR A NEW CLUTCH MASTER!?!?!?!?!?
> >
> >Is THAT what they're going for these days??? Wow!
> >
> >...Guess I've been out of it for a while. Go with the HeliCoil.
> >
> >Charles
> >
> >On Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:16:26 -0800 Shayne Peterson <triumph-tr4@home.com>
> >writes:
> > > I have a problem that I would love a CHEAP solution to.
> > > Vehicle: 63 TR4 (Surrey Top too)
> > > Problem: The hydraulic fitting on the clutch master cylinder has
> > > been
> > > stripped of ANY substantial threads by an over-zealous repairman. I
> > > discovered after wondering why the clutch pedal seemed to be getting
> > > softer by the day/week how air could be getting into the system. I
> > > was
> > > checking the tightness of this fitting by backing it off and
> > > discovered
> > > that it was held in with silicone sealant. So now, I have no clutch
> > > and
> > > the car is sitting locked in the garage with a tankfull of stale
> > > gas.
> > >
> > > I am looking for solutions. I was thinking of boring out and
> > > tapping
> > > the m/c one size up then installing an adapter, only, I can't find
> > > anyone who makes an adapter for this fitting. The only other
> > > options
> > > that I could think of were to either weld up the hole in the m/c and
> > > drill/tap it the correct size, but I'm afraid of damaging the m/c.
> > > Or I
> > > could drop a sleeve into the fitting...
> > >
> > > I want to try to keep the car as original as possible so I don't
> > > want to
> > > change the hardline. And I don't really want to shell out ~US$130
> > > for a
> > > new m/c, but if the next meet gets here before I get a good remedy,
> > > I'll
> > > have to.
>
> WAIT! HOLD IT! JUST A DAMN MINUTE!!!!
>
> Call Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies... They have Girling master
> cylinders from $66-74. Measure your bore (that where the piston
> is then order the right size... I did several years ago whe
> the "Big 3" wanted ~$90 for a replacement.
>
> Helicoils may be great things, but you can't beat "new"
>
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
> 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
>
> That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
>
>
>
>
James A. Ruffner
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