At least in our country (Netherlands) it already is oblidged by law to have
brakefluid cannisters of the MC to be made of material, where you can see
through.
Goal is, to inspect the fluid level without opening the cannister, by so
preventing dirt coming into the system.
It is not law for aftermarket parts, to replace metal types with plastic
ones.
The year of change, I rate is around 1974.
There are stupid things in this:
My 2000 built Audi A6 fluid cannister maybe made in compliancy with the
regulations, but the cannister cannot be inspected from the outside as it is
totally built into other cappings....
I rely on the electric warning system here...
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>;
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Poor brakes - and how to get to them - UPDATE
> Maybe the rubber seal is loose on the piston, somehow. Round metal brake
> MCs became the usual replacement for the square metal ones which went AWOL
> a
> few years ago, I paid quite a bit more for one of the last square ones.
> Not
> heard of the EU ban on metal brake MCs before. Whilst North America
> changed
> to plastic masters in 67, the UK didn't until 77.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Fitted a replacement brake master cylinder yesterday. It doesn't look
> quite
>> the same (round plastic reservoir rather than square tin reservoir, bit
> less
>> capacity for fluid), but the MGB Hive said it was still fine, new EU
>> regulations prevent the sale of metal reservoirs.
>>
>> The old cylinder exhibits strange behaviour. The piston flops around and
>> moves in and out by an inch or two like it's not connected to anything at
>> all inside.
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