When I rebuilt mine 10 years ago with a kit from TRF I used one of those little
packs of brake grease found at the FLAPs check out counter. I use DOT5 in both
systems with no problems since then.
Lou
72 Pimento
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 07:27:52 -0400
> From: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net>
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> Subject: [6pack] Master Cylinder Rebuild
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> 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.
> 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.
> Any advice would be appreciated.
> Best,
> Bob
> ?72 TR6
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 06:56:19 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> From: Robert Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
> To: list Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "6pack@autox.team.net"
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> Subject: Re: [6pack] Master Cylinder Rebuild
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> Robert,
>
> I would just get high temp red grease tube for the grease gun. They are only
> around $5. As far as brake fluid I would use DOT 5.0 brake fluid. I went 20
> years without rebuilding the brake and clutch master cylinders and wheel /
> slave cylinders on my TR6. The only reason that I had to rebuild/ replace
> them was due to adding DOT 5.1 brake fluid to the DOT 5.0 brake fluid. They
> do not mix well and took some time to fail. I remembered DOT 5 something at
> the time of the purchase of the DOT 5.1.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Rochlin via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: May 17, 2020 6:27 AM
>> To: list Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "6pack@autox.team.net"
>> <6pack@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [6pack] Master Cylinder Rebuild
>>
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>> Best,
>> Bob
>> ?72 TR6
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> Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 07:58:54 -0500
> From: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
> To: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net>
> Cc: list Triumph <Triumphs@autox.team.net>, TR6 <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Master Cylinder Rebuild
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> Hello Bob, *et al.*,
>
> 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 *All Clear* has been sounded and they're back face to face. I wish them
> luck.
>
> 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?
> 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!
>
> 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?"
>
> -rick
>
>> On Sun, May 17, 2020, 6:38 AM Robert Rochlin via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>> Best,
>> Bob
>> ?72 TR6
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> Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 09:44:02 -0400
> From: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net>
> To: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
> Cc: list Triumph <Triumphs@autox.team.net>, "6pack@autox.team.net"
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> Subject: Re: [6pack] Master Cylinder Rebuild
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> Hi Richard,
> 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.
> 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.
> Best,
> Bob
>
>> On May 17, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Bob, et al.,
>>
>> 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 All Clear has
>> been sounded and they're back face to face. I wish them luck.
>>
>> 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?
>> 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!
>>
>> 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?"
>>
>> -rick
>>
>> On Sun, May 17, 2020, 6:38 AM Robert Rochlin via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net
>> <mailto:6pack@autox.team.net>> wrote:
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>> Best,
>> Bob
>> ?72 TR6
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