bassett
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 11:50 PM |
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Master cylinder issue
Hi, i've got my brake master cylinders in place and i have a problem connecting the pipes to the fluid resevoir. The copper nut wont screw into
the cylinder. I've tried another nut in the hole and it also goes 2 threads then gets stuck. Should i tap this and risk getting swarf in the
cylinder or should i ask for a replacement?
Cheers
Adam
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 12:17 AM |
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A little more info might help here. What make of m/c are you using?
IIRC the threads are tapered on Girling and Wilwood m/c (someone might correct me though  ) so it might look as though they are cross threaded but
are actually ok.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 07:37 AM |
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Girling (as with Lockheed, Teeves and Bendix ) brake systems do not use tapered threads.
However they can use either metric or unf threads depending on original application and year of manufacture.
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 08:40 AM |
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Ah, I stand corrected - looks like a possible thread mismatch then. 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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r1_pete
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 08:50 AM |
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I wouldn't force or tap anything, its your brakes...... Take the cylinder back and either get one which fits your unions, or unions to fit the
cylinder.
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