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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:50 am 
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Can you buy these separately from a whole cylinder as my passenger rear must have died this morning seeing my brakes sh#t themselves when I tried to slow down on the freeway and i saw some steam coming from the passenger rear. Lost a lot of pressure but managed to come to a stop

I drove the rest of the way nice and slow and will have to park it this weekend unless you can buy the seals from supercheap or autobarn or something


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:57 am 
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Yes you can, Supercheap and co can get them but I doubt anywhere keeps them on the shelf.

Entire cylinders are pretty cheap so depending on the age of yours its pretty economical just to get whole new ones.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:13 am 
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Havent checked if mine are original or not but dont people say the new ones arent as good as the originals


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:27 am 
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Any decent brake shop or a Mini place should have these seals in stock.
Most Supercrap stores these days don't know what a Mini is. :lol:

Measure the piston diameter, or take a piston with you as a sample.
Most cylinders fitted to Oz Minis are 3/4" diameter, except Cooper S or others with disc front brakes- these use 5/8" ones to prevent locking up during heavy braking.

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Be sure to check the condition of the cylinder before you go fitting new seals. Look for any pitting, scoring, rough spots etc.


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