Brake master cylinder, anybody tried one of these?

Post by **Scott** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:20 pm

leyther8008 wrote:Thats the very kit I saw, I dont think the guy does them anymore,

I'm sure he still does them. I'll check when I see him next (at our MM club meeting next week).

Post by **leyther8008** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:19 am

I,m sure there a reasonable market for them over here if he is willing to export a few. or the details to a specialist like Jonathon

Post by **leyther8008** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:24 am

mgb looks very similar to the Australian one if the plastic reservoir had been taken off.<br>

<br> (pic lifted from flea-bay)

Post by **Mogwai** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:42 pm

An Alfa Spider up to the mid 80s has an underfloor master cylinder & is mounted to the chassis leg in a similar way to the minor plus the clutch master uses the same mounting points. unfortunatly are expensive over £200

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Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:21 am

Has anyone been able to stop with a single point leak on a 'dual circuit' braked car?? If so then how come the pedal goes straight to the floor when you undo ONE bleed nipple?

I've had Minor brakes fail due to a badly fitted cunifer pipe on the rear axle - I was very lucky that it happened exactly when it did and where it did otherwise I'd not be here!
However I have no confidence that a modern M/C would make a blind bit of difference if a pipe shears.

Post by **Scott** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:02 am

Scott wrote:I'm sure he still does them. I'll check when I see him next (at our MM club meeting next week).

I checked with him last night and he still makes the kits. His contact details are:
Barry Parsons, parso@tadaust.org.au

Dual circuit master cylinders are a legal requirement here when going over a certain engine size. The original M/C is fine up to 1400cc but once over that, a dual circuit M/C is needed.
As Ray says, whether or not it actually helps is another matter

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Post by **leyther8008** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:12 am

Well I can assure you a single circuit brake with a leak dosnt work at all! and the handbrake was hopeless at stopping us I still have the scars on my shins (metal dash in a mini). Where as my wifes volvo stopped quite nicely when a cylinder let go, she even drove home albeit with a large red light on the dash blinking BRAKE FAILURE at her, consequently I,ve been in touch with Barry over in Australia and if the bank transfer goes smoothly should have a kit on its way over here for fitting over the winter.
I will add a note as to how hard /easy it is to fit when I,ve done it.