Shane F. Ingate wrote:
>
> All,
> Thanks to the many folk who responded to my plea on the
> availability and quality of TR6 brake M/C rebuild kits. The
> following is a summary of those reports, and my subsequent follow-ups
> via phone to the appropriate companies.
>
> Most of those that replied recommended that I use only
> the Lucas kits. These kits are available from both Moss and TRF
> (out-of-stock!) for a very hefty $46 or so, and include all seals and a
> new tipping valve. The Lucas kit comes with good instructions.
>
> Other vendors may offer cheaper rebuild kits, but the parts are
> usually outsourced and may be of less quality compared with the Lucas kit.
>
> Some folk suggested that I have the m/c rebuilt by Apple
> Hydraulics. $95 (exchange) will get you a rebuilt m/c. This is NOT
> a resleeved m/c, rather Apple rebores the m/c and uses o/size seals.
> This is pretty important, as any future rebuilds will require o/size
> seals, the only source of which I could ascertain being Apple. Apple
> do resleeve m/c, but for a considerably greater sum (I forget if it
> was $160 total, or $160 each for both bores - I suspect the latter).
>
> I chose the home-rebuild path which is pretty straightforward.
>
> Shane Ingate in San Diego
I believe White Post Restorations in VA bore out then resleeve to
original OD. Anyone out there used them?
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