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Re: .750" wheel cylinders and rocker pedestal failure

Subject: Re: .750" wheel cylinders and rocker pedestal failure
From: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 19:33:50 -0700
Cc: "Triumphs@Autox.Team.Net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "6pack@Autox.Team.Net" <6pack@autox.team.net>
References: <NFBBLEEKKLHLAJBGMNBPIEHOCAAA.tr6nut@telocity.com> <3B14792C.D09C9C14@undisclosed.net>
Randall wrote:
> 
> According to Moss, the .75" cylinders were used on TR3 from TS13046 to
> TS15331, and TR3A from TS56377 to TR4 CT5655.  Their catalog lists them
> as P/N 580-025, $19.95 in the most recent catalog.  AFAIK these fit
> TR6.  (Note that P/N 021-161 _may_ also fit, but is much more
> expensive.)
> 
> Also, unless you are making other modifications, just bolting on .75"
> cylinders may make your brakes worse instead of better.  The rear piston
> diameter is used to set the front/rear balance, so switching to larger
> cylinders in the rear may promote premature rear lockup.
> 
> Randall
> 
> > mjmullin@juno.com wrote :
> 
> > Read your post regarding .750" wheel cylinders, after spending the last
> > several weeks searching for them, I can report they're as rare as hen's
> > teeth!

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