Front brake cylinders / Quality control ?

[mogbob]

Overhaulling the front brakes on my pal's Morris ( undergoing a complete restoration ), I sat down with my mug of coffee, to go through the boxes of his new wheel cylinders , flexy pipes, etc.

4 boxes, oulet / inlets suitably plugged to keep dirt out, plastic bagged.So far, so good.Bleed valve fixed in cylinder body but two plugged holes as well !! Doh ?
The manufacturers had put a small size bleed valve in the side fixing bolt hole.... new design feature I guess.
Same with the corresponding cylinder for the other side.Obviously no where for the brake fluid to go but it would confuse a novice no end.
Fortunately I had a couple of new, correct size bleed valves to fit, so it didn't hold us up.

My pal is in contact with the major supplier concerned ( with a first rate track record on parts supplied previously ) over this one.
The moral of the story is to always retain the old parts for comparison purposes and assemble and check the new parts before
starting the job.

Bob

[bmcecosse]

Flog the spare bleeders to a Mini owner - used on the rear cylinders. Can't see a complaint about them giving away a freebe!

[mogbob]

Thanks for that Roy.Shall I tell my pal that the proceeds from selling the two Mini bleed valves will change his lifestyle ?

Bob

[bmcecosse]

No - but maybe buy him a Mars bar.......