Brake Master Cylinder

[ihouston]

I want to replace the master cylinder and resevoir on my 280i - can anybody advise where I might get a new one from please
Cheers
Ian

[ihouston]

Any help / advice please

[tempus]

I don`t know who is down your part of the world to buy from but these people do the cyl. and the res.seperately http://www.brakeparts.co.uk/ if that is any help,if not just ignore me.

[ihouston]

Tempus - many thanks just had a look very good prices - sent them an enquiry as they do not currently list the resevoir - hopefully they will come up with something
Cheers
Ian

[blaineuk]

Not sure if they are the same as the 400 se, but I recently put a land rover defender on
e on mine, slightly larger than the original and a lot better pedal, look on eBay for Capri sport, only thing is you have to turn master cylinder over and put a t into the front brake pipes

[jmorgan]

When mine went the garage had to chase girling for the part using the numbers off the casting. Cortina xyz didn't work.

[Comadis]

my Wedge has a ford item fitted...i think it was capri??....ordered here:

http://www.oldcars.de/index_en.htm

[Grady]

I had my old one rebuilt - gone for 10 days and it came back all shined up.

Edited by Grady on Thursday 26th August 04:52

[tempus]

jmorgan said:

When mine went the garage had to chase girling for the part using the numbers off the casting. Cortina xyz didn't work.

Sadly the casting number means very little other than who made the casting,what is needed is the colour and number off the plastic tie that is (was)around the cylinder.

[jmorgan]

Ah. Just repeating what I was told, maybe that's what he meant, Had to come off anyway.

[tempus]

Sorry didn`t mean to sound so abrupt,the casting number will help to narrow it down, but they then use the same casting and bore it different diameters,then they either machine or not the pipe connections and before long you have a lot of cylinders all with the same casting number,again sorry if I came across as a know all,the reality is far different.

[ihouston]

Many Thanks for all the help and advice - I have a new cylinder from Brake Parts as suggested by Tempus - perfect match - delivered next day and all in just £46 - a good result just have to persuade the resevoir to fit tightly onto the new cylinder.
Cheers
Ian

[jmorgan]

tempus said:

Sorry didn`t mean to sound so abrupt,the casting number will help to narrow it down, but they then use the same casting and bore it different diameters,then they either machine or not the pipe connections and before long you have a lot of cylinders all with the same casting number,again sorry if I came across as a know all,the reality is far different.

Oh don't worry. You haven't. The garage did the work, my nogging tried to remember the words.

[wild rover]

Don't know if it is of any help. I used a tie wrap around the reseviour and cylinder this ensured that it stayed in place when working about the engine compartment.