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Re: premature hydraulic failure (clutch)

To: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>, "Allen Nugent" <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>
Subject: Re: premature hydraulic failure (clutch)
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@scooter.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 20:26:15 -0500
Cc: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Whoops, TW beat me to the answer about cylinder polishing:

At 05:04 PM 3/19/98 -0800, TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
>I noticed that the Girling cylinders come new qith a mirror shine inside.
>
>When I rebuild one I use a muslin polishing wheel and white jewlers ruge 
>on a small high speed tool.
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>
>>I'm still unhappy about the obvious honing marks on my slave (which, I have
>>realised, is sleeved); I agree with you about the importance of smoothness,
>>so I'd like to polish it. Any idea what I should use?
>
I treated mine as if I was polishing paint: that is, I started wet-sanding
with 600 grit paper, then went over it with 1200 grit.  I did it by hand as
I didn't have a high-speed drill (Dremel) at the time.

Atwell

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