[TR] TR3 MC Reservoir Cap

[Don Hiscock]

Note that Girling hydraulic fluid reservoir cap (which is available from a
number of sources, if one hunts) doesn't contain the sealing gasket.  That
bit seems to be sold separately.


On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:13 PM, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>wrote:

>      That's the same cap alright. I never imagined anyone else having it
> except the standard Brit car guys.
>
>      Bill in Tehachapi
> ________________________________
>  From: Andrew S. Mace <zoboherald at aol.com>
> To: wsb1960tr3a at att.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Sunday, November 10,
> 2013 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 MC Reservoir Cap
>
>
>
> They're a bit more
> expensive, but also readily available, at Pegasus Racing:
>
> Girling small
> reservoir cylinder cap
> <https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=1103> if the
> above
> link doesn't work.
>
>
>
> --Andy Mace
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
>
>
> My TR3
> master cylinder reservoir cap has always been pretty knackered. It
> looks like
> Vise-grips have always been used to open it. I have looked at the
> big 3 for
> replacement caps. Moss offers a plastic cap replacement . I was
> looking on
> Australian Ebay for Triumph Renown parts (mechanically similar to
> Standard
> Vanguard series 1 parts...) and ran across new caps for reasonable
> prices. I
> ordered one and it is the exact replacement.
>
> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CLUTCH-MASTER-CYLINDER-FILLER-CAP-STANDARD-VANGUAR
>
> D-6-ENSIGN-/331051534715?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d1435
> 897b&_uhb=1
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