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Re: TR3A Leaking Master Cylinder after rebuild

To: "Allen, Warren" <Warren.Allen@infores.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: TR3A Leaking Master Cylinder after rebuild
From: "Mike Barron" <jmikebarron@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 10:22:22 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "'Rob Breakstone'" <breakstone@ems.att.com>
References: <3923508CA412D311B3630008C709B11E1BF972@WINEX01>
I got the same problem, so listers please reply to list if
possible.....

Mike Barron


----- Original Message -----
From: Allen, Warren <Warren.Allen@infores.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: 'Rob Breakstone' <breakstone@ems.att.com>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 10:14 AM
Subject: TR3A Leaking Master Cylinder after rebuild


>
> Listers,
>
> I've just rebuilt my brake and clutch master cylinders.  The problem
is
> that, on reassembly and refill with brake fluid, I have a leak where
the
> pipe from the reservoir enters the clutch M/C.  It's fully tight but
leaks
> anyway.  My first theory is this: since the brake and clutch M/C's
are
> identical, I didn't bother remembering which was which.  Now I'm
thinking
> that I may have switched them, and that the thingie on the end of
the pipe
> and the M/C become a matched set over time.  Before I switch the
M/C's I
> wanted to run this by the list, and also ask, is there anything else
I could
> be doing wrong?  It's not cross-threaded.  Any ideas? Any thoughts
on the
> validity of my theory?  Thanks for your help!
>
> Warren Allen
> 1960 TR3A TS55177L
>
> Trying desperately to resist calling it fluif
>

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