Johnh Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 has anyone purchased a repair kit for a girling tandem master cylinder No T74660152 Q57 recently?Be interested in supplier and price please john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJG Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I appreciate it's not what you're asking John but I would suggest replacing the master complete. We repaired many over the years but stopped after a couple of failures for no apparent reason.Just my opinion of course.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnh Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Thanks for the reply TonyIn my own experience as a retired motor engineer I would agree it’s always best to replace the whole unit but due to the cylinder bore is in excellent condition I personally would replace the seals on this one.. the problem is this cylinder is or seems to be a little difficult to get hold of..I’ll contact redline in the week to ask what stock they have for this cylinder tried calling but no answer (probably closed for Xmas).i would prefer to keep the unit original to avoid changing brake lines into the cylinder.if anyone knows where I can get a like for like cylinder if no kit is available let me know please john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Deslandes Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Might be worth giving BigRed a call. They have a lot of m/c repair kits and will know whether they have one that suits. The home page only mentions calipers but they do kits for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Redline have this on the shelf quick call to Mick will sort you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 7WOTW where have you been?? Need to speak to Chris now!! https://www.lotus7.club/forum/chitchat/redline-components-some-exciting-news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Must have missed that ......... been away from the club for nearly a year and only just renewed my membership ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnh Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 All sortedall sorted..apparently the girling cylinder is a bit of an oddity according to mick at redline (mick is still there helping out for now) first he’s Heard of a tandem girling cylinder being used by Caterham’s he said.. so as it was difficult to source internal parts had to go with a new ap cylinder in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 the std master cylinder was a Girling tandem model until very recently when it changed, AP was only used for the race version.Unless yours is an odd Girling model ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnh Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Interesting but unfortunately I couldn’t get hold of the like for like girling parts or cylinder.. so gone with what is currently held in stock with redline i did find some reference to my girling cylinder being fitted to ford cortina and fiesta when flicking around the net.. I expect if I’d plodded on eventually I may have found one?It don’t feel good when it’s sick in the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Johnh, did your mastercil has 3 connections ? 2 for the front wheels and 1 for the rear wheels ? if so this master cil is indeed obsolete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 This copied from an old post "From my research when I needed to rebuild my one is that it is a Girling (now TRW) part. Supplied only to Morgan (Plus 4 I think..) and Caterham. Impossible to get a new one at a reasonable price (and I have some good contacts at TRW!) However if only a rebuild is needed a seal kit is available from Morgan parts department (Tel 01684 577206) (much more helpful then CC!!) - Part number is MBH0540 and cost me £8.95 + VAT. and IIRC THEY purchase it from a company called Past Parts (http://www.pastparts.co.uk/)" . Not sure if it's relevant but it may help someone in the future. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard K Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I have a 1988 x/f with Girling master cylinder that is leaking.Seeing the post above I took it to 'Past Parts' as they were only an hour away from me (they are in Bury St Edmunds).They said that could carry out a complete refurbishment for about £120 + Vat. Turn around time 3 weeks.This unit stamped 74660152 039 is not interchangeable with the later AP master cylinders. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now