[DeTomaso] Brake Master Cylinder Issue
R.J.
willibillie at live.de
Wed Mar 4 13:25:51 EST 2020
That is for sure an US replacement part. The booster and the master are
not factory. My guess is, it comes from Hall or Precission Proformance.
The master is a generic US car part.
Roland Jaeckel
Former DeTomaso Parts Center Europe.
Am 04.03.2020 um 18:33 schrieb Bill Cartus via DeTomaso:
> My brake master cylinder was leaking so I took it off. I can easily see
> that the problem is the larger rubber 'o-ring' has a small crimp in it
> (not sure how it was even working unless the rear portion was doing
> most of the work), but it appears no one sells a repair kit (per
> Wilkinson rep I talked with). I can't see spending $289 for a whole new
> master cylinder when a $1 part will take car of it. Does anyone know
> where I can get these parts? Has anyone used an after market unit from
> Summit Racing (as an example) replacing the tandem unit attached to the
> booster? I have a 1972 car and assume it has an Italian factory
> replacement unit from around 2016. Attaching a small pic below. All
> advice appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Bill Cartus #3633.
>
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That is for sure an US replacement part. The booster and the master are
not factory. My guess is, it comes from Hall or Precission Proformance.
The master is a generic US car part.
Roland Jaeckel
Former DeTomaso Parts Center Europe.
Am 04.03.2020 um 18:33 schrieb Bill Cartus via DeTomaso:
My brake master cylinder was leaking so I took it off. I can easily see
that the problem is the larger rubber 'o-ring' has a small crimp in it
(not sure how it was even working unless the rear portion was doing
most of the work), but it appears no one sells a repair kit (per
Wilkinson rep I talked with). I can't see spending $289 for a whole new
master cylinder when a $1 part will take car of it. Does anyone know
where I can get these parts? Has anyone used an after market unit from
Summit Racing (as an example) replacing the tandem unit attached to the
booster? I have a 1972 car and assume it has an Italian factory
replacement unit from around 2016. Attaching a small pic below. All
advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill Cartus #3633.
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