[TR] master cylinder fix

[Ed Oot]

Personally Gary, I always have felt that brakes are kinda important and that 
having any kind of doubts about the equipment is not a good thing.  If there 
is any question, I would get thenm rebuilt and sleeved.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Nafziger" <nafzigerg at yahoo.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:47 PM
Subject: [TR] master cylinder fix


>I had posted to the list concerning rebuild kits I'd installed in tr-3 
>(girling)
> master cylinders which had been so tight they stuck when pushed in.
>
> I decided to simply buy new master cylinders but then thought if I was 
> going to
> pitch the old ones, might as well fiddle with them more and see what 
> happens.
> One of them was looser than the other so I started there and honed a 
> little more
> and it worked much better.  The other one took lots more honing but 
> eventually
> it also now works well.  I'm going to use them and watch them carefully. 
> The
> only concern I have is that I might have honed too much (or didn't get the
> inside honed evenly) which might result in earlier failure.  Wondering if 
> anyone
> on the list has done this or has a warning for me concerning the fix.
> Just thought it might be helpful to share what I tried.
>
> gary n.
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