Roland,
Have you considered rebuilding the existing clutch master cylinder? I
recently experienced the leak in my TR250. Didn't run into the squishy
feeling(yet). I rebuilt it & discovered I had used the wrong bore size
rebuild kit, but the correct kit proved to correct the problem! The kit is
about $10.00(for the TR6/TR250)...lot's cheaper!
Todd Bermudez
'68 TR250
'74 TR6
>From: Roland Dudley <cobra@scs.agilent.com>
>Reply-To: Roland Dudley <cobra@scs.agilent.com>
>To: british-cars@autox.team.net
>Subject: Master Cylinder Re-sleeve
>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:58:46 -0700 (PDT)
>
>As I was pulling into the driveway a few days ago the dreaded squish
>occurred when I press the clutch pedal in. Fortunately after a
>couple of pumps I was able to get enough pressure to get into first gear.
>I had hoped it was just a bit of air in the system- after all, it had
>taken four bleeds to firm up the brakes. Deep down I knew this was
>wishful thinking. It wasn't really the same feel the brake had had. I
>checked the reservoir. No noticeable change in the level. A look under
>the car revealed no drips or puddles. I ran my fingers over the
>recently installed new clutch slave. Dry. I gave the system another
>good bleed. Squish. Sigh.
>
>Removal of the pedal box cover confirmed my suspicion. A small dribble
>of fluid was seeping past the rubber dust seal.
>
>No surprise I suppose, since the slave cylinder I had replaced had had
>fairly severe pitting in its bore. My experience with aluminum
>cylinders is that pitting tends to be worst than for steel cylinders,
>making them not worth the trouble to rebuild.
>
>Okay, so maybe a brass re-sleeve was in order to cure this problem once
>and for all. I sent an email off to a well known company that does this
>kind of work. $225, plus $8 shipping and handling. Of course this also
>included a complete rebuild of the cylinder.
>
>It's not like these cylinders are rare and expensive. I know of four
>for sure sources, and three more that I strongly suspect have them.
>Prices vary from $75 to $150. Let's see $75 is 1/3 what a re-sleeve
>cost. Non sleeved ones seem to last 10 years or more without much fussy
>maintenance, so that's at least a 30 year supply if I buy 3. Since it's
>highly unlikely I'll be driving this car for the next 30 years, I think
>I'll pass on the brass re-sleeve.
>
>Another option I am still considering is a stainless steel re-sleeve, if
>it can be done for a cost more comparable to a new MC. There used to be
>someone on the british-cars list who did SS re-sleeves. Anyone recall
>the name of this person and if he still offers this service?
>
>Roland
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