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1. Clutch slave piston, MGA early MGB (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:55:43 -0500
Since I don't have a spare in hand, can somone tell me if the MGA (and early MGB) clutch slave cylinder is supposed to have a steel or aluminum piston? I have a report of one with an aluminum piston
/html/mgs/2006-09/msg00228.html (7,274 bytes)

2. Re: Clutch slave piston, MGA early MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:18:08 +0100
The Leyland Parts Catalogue only shows one part number for all 4-cylinder clutch slaves, so no concept of early and late MGB types. Having said that, whether the piston is alloy or steel I don't know
/html/mgs/2006-09/msg00231.html (7,826 bytes)

3. Re: Clutch slave piston, MGA early MGB (score: 1)
Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:29:32 +0200
Yes, seal takes the wear. So when restoring my slave cyl. I made the inside of the piston smooth with a fine emery cloth. Renewed the seal and used a bit of "brake" grease and it still is working fin
/html/mgs/2006-09/msg00235.html (8,381 bytes)

4. Re: Clutch slave piston, MGA early MGB (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:27:56 -0500
Here's the follow-up with pictures and more details. See here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/faulty/ft032.htm The piston is aluminum, did not pop out of the bore, did wear dramatically while in correct p
/html/mgs/2006-09/msg00240.html (7,896 bytes)

5. Re: Clutch slave piston, MGA early MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:06:27 +0100
'Yikes' indeed. With that amount of wear I'm not surprised the seal couldn't cope. -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2006-09/msg00242.html (7,017 bytes)


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