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RE: Photo quiz, is this an MGA clutch slave cylinder?

To: "'Trevor Boicey'" <tboicey@brit.ca>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Photo quiz, is this an MGA clutch slave cylinder?
From: "Unger, Larry G" <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:17:27 -0400
Trevor Boicey wrote:

> ... [snip] ...
> The kit didn't make it the same as a normal Magnette
> manual, the Magnette clutch slave is on top of the
> bell housing, this one is underneath to the side like
> most other cars.
>
> Since the Magnette drivetrain is more or less MGA, I
> assume this is an MGA slave cylinder, but before I
> order a kit, can somebody confirm or deny what this
> slave cylinder is?
>
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/whats_this_slave_1.jpg
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/whats_this_slave_2.jpg

Nope ... not an MGA slave cylinder ... similar, but the
hose connection point isn't the same.

FYI, the 'pushrod' MGA slave cylinder was carried over
to the MGB ... the 'twinkie' MGA slave cylinder is also
found on the 'big' Healy's.

So ... if you have a spare MGB slave cylinder laying
around ... suggest that you compare its internals with
the Magnette ... you might find that they share a
common rebuild kit (and just have a different connection
point for the hose - end verus side load).

Later ... Larry
'61 MGA 1600 MkII 

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