master cylinder and servo
Discussion
Daz, found these comments, but nothing absolute.
hansdaal said:
Hallo Guys,
IMHO a Griffith brakemastercilinder is defenitely Ford.(Fiesta 86-90 non ABS) I have supllied several and no problems. I have a new one in the garage if someone is interested.
greetings
Hans.
IMHO a Griffith brakemastercilinder is defenitely Ford.(Fiesta 86-90 non ABS) I have supllied several and no problems. I have a new one in the garage if someone is interested.
greetings
Hans.
Johno said:
It is defintiely not a Ford item. Mine was sent away to the parts guru's who have pured over it and confirmed it's not a Ford one . .
So that leaves me with the expensive TVR bespoke part cost, ouch
Clutch master cylinder:So that leaves me with the expensive TVR bespoke part cost, ouch
Cider Andy said:
It's a TVR special based on a Girling unit fitted to Hillman Imps and the Lotus Cortina. You can fit a service kit for about £9 (Lucas/Girling part number SP2102) without removing the cylinder and it may prolong its life for a bit although the internals are usually scored and it will leak again.
There was a post on here a few months ago about a replacement being available on-line from a race & rally supplier, but I can't remember who. A search might bring it up.
There was a post on here a few months ago about a replacement being available on-line from a race & rally supplier, but I can't remember who. A search might bring it up.
Edited by Chimjunkie on Tuesday 28th October 18:26
i spent a day going round scrappies to find the master cylinder match, and for my '94 400 it is a 1990 Fiesta XR2 one. It looks different to the one i took off the car which is a very slim steel tube with welded on fittings for the pipes/reservoir to attach. The replacement one is a different construction but has the same bore and fittings. the old reservoir swopped over no problem on to the new one, and it all bolted up no problem to the existing servo.
What the servo itself is off i couldn't tell you. Perhaps the thing to do is try and find any identification marks on your current one, then hit the scrappies and find the car that it came off. For sure the ford KA came out after the Chim was designed so i would have thought it's a fair guess that it was fiesta or even possibly vauxhall from an early 90's Cavalier.
Hope this helps
Schmo
What the servo itself is off i couldn't tell you. Perhaps the thing to do is try and find any identification marks on your current one, then hit the scrappies and find the car that it came off. For sure the ford KA came out after the Chim was designed so i would have thought it's a fair guess that it was fiesta or even possibly vauxhall from an early 90's Cavalier.
Hope this helps
Schmo
For you master cylinder visit http://www.powertrackbrakes.co.uk/ and they'll hook you up with the correct cylinder but you'll probably need to drill and tap it as TVR change the thread!!!!! As for the servo you need to be careful as the valving may have been change from the servo's original application due to the TVR having a different intake manifold vacuum!!! I'll look thru my old phone books from my motor factor days and try and get you the number of a few people/companies who "will" be able to id the servo for you provided you can get the part numbers from it
supadik said:
For you master cylinder visit http://www.powertrackbrakes.co.uk/ and they'll hook you up with the correct cylinder but you'll probably need to drill and tap it as TVR change the thread!!!!! As for the servo you need to be careful as the valving may have been change from the servo's original application due to the TVR having a different intake manifold vacuum!!! I'll look thru my old phone books from my motor factor days and try and get you the number of a few people/companies who "will" be able to id the servo for you provided you can get the part numbers from it
Ta SD 
The AJP Griff said:
2Munkys said:
You got an update for us Daz? May be embarking upon a similar route here!
Hello Bruce
.Daz got one from us,in the end.We supply the proper one,so no need to tap new threads!!Edited by The AJP Griff on Wednesday 5th November 10:52
The AJP Griff said:
Hello Bruce.Daz got one from us,in the end.We supply the proper one,so no need to tap new threads!!
Blinkin Eck Mike, whatever is the world coming to? Putting proper parts on TVR's might start a new trend. I do hope it doesn't ostracize we inveterate modders though .Daz got one from us,in the end.We supply the proper one,so no need to tap new threads!!
if you want a new servo try the main ford dealers but you must have the part number as they can not find the part with out the chassis number or reg .tvr power sell the servo for about £130 plus vat cheaper than the ford dealership.you could go to a scrapy as they are from a fiesta ,ive picked one up for £15 but ive now decided i don`t want to take the chance as the job is a b.....d .the steve heath bible tells you not to try it your self lol
daz the plumber said:
if you want a new servo try the main ford dealers but you must have the part number as they can not find the part with out the chassis number or reg .tvr power sell the servo for about £130 plus vat cheaper than the ford dealership.you could go to a scrapy as they are from a fiesta ,ive picked one up for £15 but ive now decided i don`t want to take the chance as the job is a b.....d .the steve heath bible tells you not to try it your self lol
it's not that bad, I've done it and so have a few others on here (had the pedals out). If you do do it, my top tip is to take off the accelerator pedal first, by unbolting the pivot shaft from the pedal assembly (yes you can get a socket on it). This then gives you room to get the pedal assembly out in one piece. You need to take out the column and undo the pipe unions on the upper left side of the footwell. Hold the unions still with an open ended spanner as you undo the female fitting, you don't want to disturb the union on the engine side of the bulkhead. I reckon you could get it all out and back in a day. Good luck if you go for it!Gassing Station | Chimaera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff