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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Every cylinder like that has a max bore diameter or a limit as to how many times you can rebuild a cylinder. I’m not sure what that max bore is but it would be interesting to know. It would save a lot of rebuild time knowing that. When the max bore is reached only a sleeve will restore the cylinder; probably easier to buy a new cylinder at that point.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Also all those aluminum cylinder bores have to be polished to a near mirror finish to work correctly. I forget what grit I used; I remember 600 and 800 and I know I have 1200 but I don’t recall if I used the 1200. It’s around 40 years ago I did the cylinders on my Tiger.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> jay.laifman@gmail.com [mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 01, 2016 2:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jeffery Randall via Tigers <jefferyrandall@gmail.com>; Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Bill Lawrence <billlawrence@hotmail.com>; tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Sunbeam Tiger AC Ace Clutch Slave Cylinder - new<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I drove my Alpine every day in the late 70s. I was in high school then, on a minimum wage budget. I was frequently rebuilding brake or clutch parts - blaming English parts. Then I got some more money, less time, and bought new ones rather than rebuild kits. Interestingly, the failures stopped. Hmm. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-spacing:0px'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;font-size:initial;text-align:initial'><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Jeffery Randall via Tigers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Sent: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Saturday, October 1, 2016 1:04 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>To: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Reply To: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Jeffery Randall<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Cc: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Bill Lawrence; <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Subject: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Re: [Tigers] Sunbeam Tiger AC Ace Clutch Slave Cylinder - new<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id="_originalContent"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Buy the new slave I put one in my car 5 years ago and have had no issues.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Jeff<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 7:28 PM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Bill</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> The Girling Clutch slave cylinder is a fairly common item. You just have to make sure you are buying the same bore size and the correct mounting configuration.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I would check with Sunbeam Specialties or other Sunbeam vendor 1<sup>st</sup> to support them, then look at alternative sources.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Another way is to have the bore sleeved with brass or Stainless Steel. I’m not sure the price of that these days.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ron Fraser</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentColor currentColor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tigers [mailto:<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Lawrence via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> sunbeam tiger <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Sunbeam Tiger AC Ace Clutch Slave Cylinder - new</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div id="m_2909936728857523457divtagdefaultwrapper"><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Howdy Tigers</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Has anyone found a suitable replacement clutch slave cylinder for a stock Tiger? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I have suffered through a couple refurb units and am thinking about ordering this unit from </span><a href="http://www.sportsandclassics.com" target="_blank" id="m_2909936728857523457LPlnk369419"><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>www.sportsandclassics.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Any thoughts?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Bill Lawrence</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.sportsandclassics.com/parts/british-other/sunbeam/sunbeam-tiger-clutch-slave-cylinder/" target="_blank" id="m_2909936728857523457LPlnk387258"><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>http://www.sportsandclassics.com/parts/british-other/sunbeam/sunbeam-tiger-clutch-slave-cylinder/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;overflow:auto' id="m_2909936728857523457LPBorder_GT_14751567089660.6764058293173449"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="90%" style='width:90.0%;background:white;border-top:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none'><tr><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.5pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt .75pt'><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;display:table' id="m_2909936728857523457LPImageContainer_14751567089610.8976889640182539"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border:currentColor;display:table-cell' id="m_2909936728857523457TextCell_14751567089620.23176246619783614"><div id="m_2909936728857523457LPDescription_14751567089650.4760497426913137"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jefferyrandall@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jefferyrandall@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>