Andy --
They came in plastic bags, with no brand name, just a "Made in Australia"
note. Maybe that's a clue.
FWIW, I didn't try to use the bleed screws that came with the cylinders, so
I can't speak to the hex size, but the reads were right on -- the
Speedbleeders from my old cylinders fit just fine. The only problem I had
was with the brake pipe fitting.
Dean
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ZoboHerald@aol.com [mailto:ZoboHerald@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:35 AM
> To: Dean Mericas; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: British or SAE
>
> In a message dated 4/15/2005 9:28:36 AM Eastern Daylight
> Time, "Dean Mericas" <dmericas@limno.com> writes:
>
> >Speaking of thread issues, I'd like to share a my experience
> with odd
> >threads on a brake cylinder.
> >
> >I bought a pair of rear brake cylinders off eBay last winter
> that were
> >advertised as being for TR4 - TR6 applications. They look
> identical to
> >the original Girling units on my car, but are not by Girling.
> >
> >When I attempted to install them last week, they fit
> perfectly on the
> >backing plate and aligned with the brake shoes, but I found that the
> >brake pipe fitting would not start in the threaded port. It
> turns out
> >that the thread is something different from the original.
> They are now
> >$35 of clean junk.
>
>
> ======
> Dean, I'd be very curious to know what brand these were (or
> what brand was on the box). I understand that most
> replacement wheel cylinders now have metric-size heads on the
> bleed screws (something like 11mm instead of 7/16"), but the
> threads are as per original. And that was my recent
> experience with a new Girling-style replacement wheel
> cylinder on my Herald this past year.
>
> --Andy Mace
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