The kit that I used for a 72 was Lucas Girling did not come from VB and did
not come with the metal ring. It has a different SP number that I don't
remember off hand. Maybe that is the only difference in the kits.
Sam
At 08:53 PM 7/6/1998 -0700, Bob Sykes wrote:
>The Lucas Girling clutch s/c repair kit comes with a new
>metal cap. Lucas part no. SP41911 for '77 and later cars.
>I expect the kit for earlier units is similar.
>I have had no problems mixing and matching early (steel)
>clutch s/c units or kits with later (aluminum) ones. YMMV
>
>The caps are re-usable provided the person who installed it
>last didn't get too over-zealous in crimping the edge. If
>you just bend it in a couple of strategic locations it will
>stay put, and can be removed without devastation. I don't
>think I'd attempt to replace the rubber seal without removing
>this cap.
>
>It has been my experience that VB supplies "minimal"
>hydraulic repair kits which do not include some of the parts
>found in the genuine Girling kits. Last time I attempted to
>order said parts from them, I asked them who manufactured the
>kits that they currently had in stock. They told me that
>they buy these kits from several companies and that there was
>no way for them to know what they had on the shelf on any
>given day. I get my hydraulic parts from TRF now, but they're
>probably available from others as well.
>
>A tuppence worth perhaps......
>
>--
>Bob Sykes
>"You can't beat your brains for entertainment."
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