I have had multiple cylinders (non Tiger) sleeved by Sierra Specialty
Automotive and have been quite pleased with the results.
Sierra Specialty Automotive
494 Chandler Rd. Quincy, CA 95971
(800) 4-BRASS-1 or (530) 283-1886
FAX: (530) 283-4845
http://www.brakecylinder.com/
E-mail: joe@brakecylinder.com
shopkeeper@brakecylinder.com
I had a very bad experience with Apple Hydraulics, BTW.
Roland
----- Original Message ----- > Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:53:15 +0000
> From: <deiland1@elp.rr.com>
> To: Jensen List <JENSEN-cars@british-steel.org>, Tiger List
> <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
> >
> I'm working on replacing my old, tired, worn out brake booster and Master
> Cylinder with aftermarket American made parts. Only issue is the smallest
> bore on the Master Cylinder I want is 1" when the OE had a 3/4" bore.
> Since the OE is NLA I thought I would buy a new 1" bore MC and have it
> sleeved to take a Triumph TR6 internals so it will be easy to rebuild in
> the future and be close to the same pressure as the OE. The TR6 is a
> 13/16" bore so it works fine from what people have told me who have used
> them. I have a couple of questions: 1) What is the difference between a
> shallow bore and deep bore MC and how would I know which one I would need
> for my replacement?;and 2) Who would you recommend to sleeve a brand new
> polished aluminum MC? I'm looking for a quality job that is also done very
> carefully so not to damage the show quality housing. I am aware there are
> some shops out there that have burned a few people so I would like to hear
> about the best shops that I can trust.
>
> TIA,
> Dan Eiland
>
> BTW-this is for a 1974 Jensen Healey, but I know a lot of my old friends
> from the Tiger list are very knowledgeable on these kinds of subjects so I
> thought I would see if anyone wanted to add their 2 cents.
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