Michael,
I was intimately involved with the breaks on my 76 TR6 a few months ago. Here
are my 0.02$...
1) I have no first-hand experience with Apple Hydraulics re-sleaving (sorry,
that's -0.02$)
2) I looked for rebuilt MC units at the big three -- didn't have.
3) From a poll I took on the list, the quality of break components available
from the big three is quite variable. The consensus was that TRF was the
place to go.
Mike Morelli
76 TR6 (daily driver)
Houston, TX
morelli@mickey.jsc.nasa.gov
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From: Mike Mason[SMTP:mmason@lindenwood.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 1997 4:44 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Brake Master
First of all, thanks for all the help with the front calipers. I decided
to go ahead and split and rebuild them. I didn't have any trouble
finding an O-ring to repair them, but after a lot of thought (the
cylinders and pistons were pretty bad) I opted for a rebuilt set from
TRF. So I'll never know how the rebuild would have held.
I also rebuilt the Master Cylinder because it didn't look nearly as bad.
But now with the whole system together, I can feel the pedal sloooooooly
fading while sitting still. :-( The kit didn't hold.
My question for the vast wisdom of this group: does a place like Apple
Hydraulics re-sleeve master cylinders and do they hold well, or should I
just bite the bullet and spring for a new unit from one of the big
three? I haven't checked to see if they sell rebuilt units, but I would
assume they would work as well?
We've had a week of temps below freezing, so my spring fever is in
remission, but I want to get this thing back on the road SOOOON!
TIA
Michael, St. Louis, U.S.A., Earth
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