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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:13 pm 
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I have finally removed my Brake master cylinder, question is in all of the manuals / books I have, none of the master cylinders are the same as this, tried to add pics of it as its the seals leaking around the reservoir and is it a prise out job as no securing screws holding the reservoir to the master cylinder?
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Any advice appreciated, thanks Rich..

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:02 pm 
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That is a standard RHD tandem cylinder. Most manuals/parts books were written whilst RHD cars still had the single line system, so the tandem ones illustrated are often those only fitted to LHD cars.

Yes, it is a prise out/push in connection for the reservoir, there are quite sizeable flanges on the bottom of the connecting tubes, so some force is required, particularly when fitting into new seals; the folk who recondition for use use a vice!


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:06 pm 
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That is a standard RHD tandem cylinder. Most manuals/parts books were written whilst RHD cars still had the single line system, so the tandem ones illustrated are often those only fitted to LHD cars.

Yes, it is a prise out/push in connection for the reservoir, there are quite sizeable flanges on the bottom of the connecting tubes, so some force is required, particularly when fitting into new seals; the folk who recondition for use use a vice!

Thanks Alun, are refurb kits available easily, and advisable to check piston too I'm guessing? This unit is coming up 6 years old as it was part of a brake overhaul before I purchased car in early 2015. Being a Girling part that don't seem long really considering I've hardly used it for last 4 years! Although lack of use probably doesn't help either?
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Refurb kits are available, but it's rare to see them with replacement reservoir seals. It may well have been 'new' a few years ago, but could easily have sat around for 30 years prior!

We have full reconditioned units in stock, sleeved with stainless steel, but they're £105 which is a bit more than the seal kits tend to sell for.


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