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<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Not sure what the problems are here. I rebuilt the MC on my 72 6
and I am in my 12th season. Now I did use the dot 5 synthetic
fluid from TRF. <br>
</p>
<p>The MC on my 58 3 had the seals replaced about 10 years ago and
not a problem since.</p>
<p>Same with the 63 4. Rebuild MC and clutch MC and used the same
dot 5 from TRF. No problems for over 15 seasons.</p>
<p>Before I rebuilt the 3 MC, I did notice it weeping a bit. I have
never had a total failure in over 50 years of Triumph ownership. <br>
</p>
<p>I know this is of little help to understand the failures but I
did want to let you know what you are experiencing is very unusual
in my opinion.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/17/20 9:44 AM, Robert Rochlin
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Hi Richard,
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I
sent my m/c off to a reputable (I thought ) rebuilder for a
complete rebuild and installed it back installed it in the TR6.
As I recall it worked fine for a short time and then on day I
was puling out of the garage and the brakes totally failed. The
TR6 rolled int my P/U truck dented the door, and pushed in the
front o the Tr6 hood. A very expensive afternoon. I sent the m/c
back to the rebuilder as I had time to kill while the body shop
fixed the TR6. They rebuilt the m/c again gratis and I
reinstalled it. After about 8 months the m/c started to fail
again, but slowly… I replaced it with a new Girling and it has
gone several seasons working fine but now I’m getting the slow
sinking pedal. Before replacing it again I am going to replace
the seals myself.</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Although
I’ve had good luck with several rebuilt components including
starters, carburetors, shocks, and distributers, I’ll never
send a master cylinder to a rebuilder again.</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Best,</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Bob<br
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<div class="">On May 17, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Richard Lindsay
<<a href="mailto:richardolindsay@gmail.com" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">richardolindsay@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</div>
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<div class="">Hello Bob, <i class="">et al.</i>,</div>
<div dir="auto" class=""><br class="">
<div dir="auto" class=""> Glad you're well. Here is
south Texas we too are relaxing the stay-at-home
order and the older people (like me) are beginning
to venture out, if still maintaining safe
separation. The 'younglings' seem to think an <i
class="">All Clear</i> has been sounded and
they're back face to face. I wish them luck.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class=""> I have had two, fresh from
the box, M/Cs fail then a third, working fine. I
don't wish to directly name and disparage the vendor
since they are always quite willing to make things
right, but their name does grow on the 'north side
of the tree'. The question I ponder and why I am
writing is to ask is: How did your M/Cs fail?</div>
<div dir="auto" class=""> In one of my unit's
failures, fresh from the box, the front brake
circuit worked fine (that's the one closer to the
booster) but the rear brake circuit would flow no
fluid. The second unit would flow no fluid through
either circuit! The third M/C worked perfectly and
still works great today!</div>
<div dir="auto" class=""><br class="">
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<div dir="auto" class=""> Did I get two poorly or
incorrectly rebuilt cylinders? Someone in China just
make mistakes? Did I do something wrong? Thus I ask:
How did your M/C "fail catastrophically?"</div>
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-rick</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 17,
2020, 6:38 AM Robert Rochlin via 6pack <<a
href="mailto:6pack@autox.team.net" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">6pack@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br class="">
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I
hope everyone is hanging in there and doing well
in this time of quarantine. It down’t look like
here in Massachusetts the stay at home order will
be completely lifted for several of more weeks,
but some business slowly are beginning to be be
allowed to reopen.<br class="">
I’ve had a checkered history with master
cylinders. In the past I’ve sent m/c off to be
rebuilt by reputable rebuilders only to have them
catastrophically fail soon after reinstallation.
I’m figuring that I can improve on that record.
When I went to the Buckeye Triumph site to review
the rebuild process the article recommended red
grease. I don’t have any, but I do have Volvo
silicone breaks grease. In the absence of red
brake grease can I just apply brake fluid as
lubricant to do the rebuild or should i bite the
bullet and get the red brake grease. About the
only red grease I could fine was on Amazon and it
was pretty pricey, $16.00 plus $8.00 shipping. <br
class="">
Any advice would be appreciated. <br
class="">
Best,<br class="">
Bob <br class="">
’72 TR6<br class="">
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