I suspect that you are right about the kit.
And I'm tired of playing with it. I'm not a mechanic, just a guy who
wanted to drive a real sports car.
the local parts store can get me a new cylinder in one day for 74.99.
At 09:02 AM 8/11/00 -0400, Nolan Penney wrote:
>Not all rebuild kits are the same. Quality and fit vary greatly. There
>was a discussion about this in the group
>a year or two ago on this, particularly the brake master cylinder rebuild
>kits. Something about it being the
>same kit for the TR6 which had a slightly larger bore, so the kit was
>tight on the Spitfire, and lose on the
>TR6, or something like that.
>
>Anyhow, I'd suspect you've got a kit with the seals just a wee bit to
>large. You may wish to get yet another
>rebuild kit and try again. I'd suggest SpitBits myself. The things I've
>gotten from them have been good
>quality, and an excellent price. This includes some hydraulic rebuild bits.
>
>You may very well want to check with some of the regular type of auto
>parts stores on getting a new or
>rebuild clutch master cylinder though. They're only something like $40.00
>if you step away from the likes
>of Vicky Brit and such.
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