Radders Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi, We were lucky to complete the RBRR as the seals in the clutch master cylinder decided to start playing up. (We lost the clutch altogether just after Didcot, but luckily it righted itself and managed to get us back to The Plough last night and me home to Essex this morning.) I seem to be fitting new seal kits about every 2 years or so to my original cylinder, so is there a modern upgrade available that anyone has used or knows of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I hate the Lockheed things..... sods to bleed and do odd things.Have heard of people fitting the Girling style ones (sometimes with remote reservoir) with only minor mods but not tried it myself.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB_Harvey Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I've seen a few with the TR type Girling fitted so it's been done ... Land Rover 2A ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAJ Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I'm sure Derek Furnell fitted a ford based one from Burton power products with very little mods and cheap too.Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigT-DK Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I had the the same question in this threadhttp://www.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl?m-1408119645/I ended up putting a new seal kit in the original....I still think its doable, you might need to enlarge the hole in the bulkead the MC goes through (I think wilwood type cylinder bodies are a larger diameter than the lockheed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzer Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yes I purchased a new cylinder and all the gubbings from Demon Tweeks a couple of years ago ready to fit but then the original master decided to behave itself again.I'll try to find the details of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 570 wrote:Yes I purchased a new cylinder and all the gubbings from Demon Tweeks a couple of years ago ready to fit but then the original master decided to behave itself again.I'll try to find the details of itThanks. Appreciate that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzer Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi SteveCant find the invoice but it's one of these with the matched bore.You also need to order the push rod clevis to suit.They do cheaper versions but it test fitted straight on and Girling looked reasonably original period but I'm sure others might work just as well. http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product.do?method=view&n=1717&g=249578&p=39614&c=215&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Brake%20Master%20Cylinders%20&%20Reservoirs&gclid=CNHYn7LFn8ECFabLtAodFGkALA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Seriously, why spend that much!Something like this will do the job, except you can walk into your local parts store and pick it up: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/111226986251?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=107I have a slightly enlarged hole in the bulkhead and fit a complete new trailer m/c. Although I did swap the pushrod last time IIRC.I know, it's not wilwood, or any fancy uprated shit, it's just cheap, but it copes with my heavier than standard clutch, and more importantly it can fail in the morning and be replaced before lunch with a trip to my local autoparts store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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