boybiffa Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hi allI have over the past few days,been repairing the dolomite 1300,the clutch master cylinder seals went... completely,was losing pressure straight away,each time the clutch was-de-pressed. so... ordered the part i needed from rimmer bro's... the main seal that actually moves up and down the bore was the wrong one - looked the same etc,but when we bled the clutch and pressure began to retrun to the pedal,i quickly noticed that their was lots of fluid pooring out through the bulkhead... (the bore was fine,nothing wrong with it) so.. my grandad nips home,comes back with some original ford cortina lucas clutch reseal kits, and one he pulled out was such a snug fit! was brilliant! sealed perfectly (much better than the new seal aimed for the job) so.. bled it up,went out.. lost pressure,came back,stuck on the ramps had a look. Slave cylinder's leaking.. so takes that off,has a look thinks right ok"good job i bought a new re-seal kit for the slave too then" so... takes it aparts,has a look... "thin type seal inside" and rimmers has the "bigger,fatter types"Look on rimmers site - in the photos - I have the 1300/1500 clutch slave cylinder(the clamp type).. which "should take" the fatter rounder type seal... but I found this didn't fit at all! way too big! but when you look under the 1850/2.0 "LOCKHEED" type,the seal i have originally removed is there (the very thin shallow bore seal) Could this be an error on the rimmer bros website? or what? I can't identify the part i have as it has no name eg lockheed/girling,just a part number.. but still.. it looks like the 1300-1500 type but has the lockheed 1850/2.0 type seals..How can i confirm that the seals I need are the correct ones?Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Man Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hi Rob, If the Girling and Lockheed slave cylinders have the same bore size, someone could have swapped pistons over.Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boybiffa Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 It could be a possibility.. but not sure if there's a difference between the two pistons and bore sizes... if it is,i could surely get away with just using the 1850/2.0 lockheed seal? couldnt i?Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toledo Man Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Rob, you should've got the parts from Fitchett's. You'd have had them there the next day and their prices are competitive. I know the guy who answers the phone (you can only order by phone) comes across as a "Mr grumpy" but he knows his stuff and they accept plastic.Welcome to this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Girling kit for a 1300 or 1500 would be SP2348, to fit a 7/8" bore. The repro kits often have the same number, but modified in some way, eg CSP2348. Does that match what you've got?Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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