Pre Cat Griff brake master cylinder

[Tork@tiv]

Does anybody out there know where these were sourced from?

Someone has suggested that they may be Ford Fiesta. Any advance on this?

Paul

[that daddy]

i doubt its ford fiesta they have only used hydraulics of late to new for your TVR, probably hillman imp or something like that,try to get the part no of the side and ring a specialist or motor factor one things for sure its from something(another car)someone on here is bound to know.

Edited by that daddy on Wednesday 24th January 21:39

[wixer]

Yes, they are definately off a mid 90's Fiesta. Had to change mine last year. Bugger to change, as you have to remove front seat and column to get pedal box out. The clutch master is from a TR6, as you may want to change this, if everythings out. About £40 each, if you shop about.

[That Daddy]

sorry chaps,i read this wrong thought you was on about clutch master cylinder, doh.thats why i was on about the fiesta onlt fairly recent being hydraulic clutch well 10 years or so,i get me coat.

Edited by That Daddy on Thursday 25th January 12:31

[tork@tiv]

Thanks Wixer for the info. I'll have a dig about and see if I can find one of each. I think from what you say it would be daft not to change both while I'm at it.

Don't worry about losing the plot a bit there That Daddy, I do it all the time.

Thanks Guys.

Edited by tork@tiv on Thursday 25th January 21:58

[philippo]

Hello Paul

Went through the same last year on my 98 Griff and in spite of some serious research was unable to come up with an equivalent part so in the end bought from TVR dealer. In all honesty wasn't that expensive.

If you have a good mate to help you out, will make it considerably easier as you can take it in turns to have your head down the footwell1

Definitely take the seat out and also be careful wiggling steering wheel off (nut on column!) Mine took about ten minutes of wiggling which by all accounts isn't bad.

Only real issue I had was bleeding brakes at the end. What a shame there isn't a bleed nipple at the high end of the cylinder. In the end I did mine by jacking back end of car as high as possible and then after bleeding keeping brake pedal under slight pressure over night.

In summary I wouldn't say the job is difficult, but it does require a can of patience and a suitable array of expletives.

Good luck and feel free to pm me if you have any issues.

Cheers

Philip

[tork@tiv]

Hi Philip,

Thanks for the advice, I'll bear it in mind when I get cracking. I'm still sourcing the parts at the moment.

Paul

[spend]

IIRC there are some threads that reckon using a service kit is the easier route, a search may be fruitful.

Dave

[tork@tiv]

Thanks for the suggestion Dave,

I had thought of that but given the time it takes to get everything out of the car I decided that having done it I would replace both cylinders and anything else that might leak.

Paul

[Roberto Rica]

Hi

Have you tried some of the specialist breakers? If you email me I might be able to help you.

Rob

[tork@tiv]

Roberto Rica said:

Hi

Have you tried some of the specialist breakers? If you email me I might be able to help you.

Rob

Hi Rob,

To be honest, I would prefer new parts if at all possible. Changing the master cylinders on a Griffith (or a Chimaera) is quite an awkward job and I want to minimise the risk of having to do it again.

Paul