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Hi Its Lee and Janet..Just letting you all know we got back to Sheffield safe and sound thanks to all who stopped to help us.... A big thanks to Brian and Lesley for staying behind with us really enjoyed our route thru Oxford Hope to see you all very soon x

Glad to hear you got back safely! Well done for getting your trophy as well.

Ben

Nice to hear you got home safely.

Brian

Hi, Lee, Janet, great to see you in my rear view mirror on the M1 the other day! Would've been a boring Marina free journey home otherwise. Did you pass the lovely FB series Victor on your way? Glad you got back OK anyhow. Possibly see you at Peterborough?

We will see u all at Peterbrough Yes we saw the cars but we were in the services.....

hi... does any of you know where i can get a Master Cylinder break its a Girling one Thanks Lee

If its a Giring one it should be a GMC525 with the fixings side by side rather than above and below.
Rimmer Brothers list it as discontinued but try Powertrack brakes. They may not have an exact match but may be able to suggest a replacement with a different bore.

They do appear on eBay but I would be cautious if they are NOS as the seals may be perished with age.
The expensive option is earlpart.

Speedy spares do them for about £40 I think.
http://www.speedyspares.co.uk/index.htm

click on the big box in the top centre of the home page then on the next British Leyland (left hand side) the go to page's 4 7 5 for brake components

If any one has any old brake master cylinders to donate, I'll see about getting some reconditioned with a stainless steel sleeve like the clutch slaves. They would have to be complete with pistons and springs though. I have two, if we could make it 5 then I could get them done in a batch.

Just sent off a batch of 10 old clutch slaves for reconditioning. I have one of the first batch left at the moment, plus some NOS ones that are a little cheaper.

I also have two Marina clutch master cylinders resleeved, but no innards, so I need old M/Cs complete with pistons and springs etc in exchange and I use the old piston and spring and all new seal kits, which is the same as the reconditioners do.

Chris

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Hi Chris iv got my old Brake master that i will donate, its seized solid like the clutch but i know thats not a problem to a man of your caliber i'll drop it in a box sometime & sent it your way, iv got your address from last time. Cheers Phil

Thanks Barmy that's a great start, just two moe needed.

Chris


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From an antipodean perspective.
The stainless sleeving process results in a device that is superior to the original for long term service.
The stainless is far more durable than the original cast bore.
In future it should only be a matter of replacing seals rather than the entire unit.

Of course - flushing fluid regularly is a good way to prolong your systems life.

Kilroy

MarinaCoupe wrote:Thanks Fruity

I'd watch out calling Barmy Fruity! He might get completely the wrong idea

Thanks for all ur replies its been a big help