Can you buy these new? Been qouted $140 ea for reco, then $50 ea for plastic tanks.
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| Author: | grey 64 [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:06 pm ] |
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Can you buy these new? Been qouted $140 ea for reco, then $50 ea for plastic tanks.
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| Author: | kirby [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:07 pm ] |
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Yeah all the good mini places should have them. Depending on how ruined those ones are you may want to reco them with stainless sleeves etc, would be a similar price to new ones and you can be sure they'll last. |
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| Author: | grey 64 [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:09 pm ] |
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been looking with no luck |
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| Author: | kirby [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:18 pm ] |
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Hmm my mistake, it seems you can get new reservoirs of that type but not the whole kits. |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:42 pm ] |
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You can have them reco-d,,, you can buy the seal kits, you can buy new Plastic reservoirs & you can have the cyl body re-sleavedwith stainless steel but you can`t buy "THOSE-PARTICULAR" clys new anymore,,, NLA you can buy new cyls , but they come as a different shape ,,, as in, not the same "looking" or design as the ones you have |
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| Author: | grey 64 [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:21 pm ] |
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Matt, hows $140 ea reco'd sound. Steep or resonable? |
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| Author: | Tombo [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:59 pm ] |
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grey 64 wrote: Matt, hows $140 ea reco'd sound. Steep or resonable?
A recon master that has been sleeved with stainless steel or hard drawn brass is better than a new cylinder IMO, so if it's the same price then it's all good. Sleeved hydraulic parts last a lot longer than plain aluminium or cast iron 
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| Author: | grey 64 [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:07 pm ] |
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I pulled one apart today. Not much too em. Mine have been sitting for 20 years. Is there any way of telling visual if a re sleeve is needed. I see there are kits available for the m/c. Are they a good option and how do i tell if the kit is all that is required? I thought i'd get the new ones, but really want to keep the car looking visually original.( mk2 S ) thanks, not quite a Master of cylinders yet. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:36 pm ] |
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All the kits are is new seals and a rubber boot for the end. They work great if the cylinder bore is good. However, any corrosion marks (usually near the bleed port) means the fix won't last. A quick hone inside helps, but usually if corroded at all they really need resleeving. As others said a resleeved cylinder is better than a new one for life, and will still look the same outside. I would rather resleeve a cylinder than buy the new (wrong style for yours) ones. |
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