Master cylinder problems

[Ian Johnston]

Hi Folks,

A friend gave me a lift in his Morris Oxford series MO a couple of
days ago. Lovely solid thing, but got a bit more interesting when the
foot brakes failed completely. A bit of checking when we got -
cautiously - to our destination showed a fountain of fluid coming up
the reservoir of the Lockheed master cylinder as the pedal was
pressed. A bit of fiddling and the problem went away, and a good flush
to the furthest away wheel cylinders brought out a lot of crud. I
think the problem was probably just a flake of rust blocking one of
the master cylinder valves, but it seems like a good idea to overhaul
it anyway.

So, to cut to the chase, who would people recommend as a supplier for
Lockheed seals? My natural inclination was to try Past Parts, but
their website is dead and not-findable, so it looks as if they may
have gone out of business.

Ian

PS If anyone has a spare MO master cylinder or set of seals, let
negotiations commence!
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[Chris Bolus]

On 3 Sep 2005 09:39:56 GMT, "Ian Johnston" <ian.g...@btinternet.com>
wrote:

http://www.carparts-direct.co.uk/parts_for_older_cars.html is always
worth a try.
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[Peter Amey]

Ian Johnston wrote:
> Hi Folks,
[snip]

>
> So, to cut to the chase, who would people recommend as a supplier for
> Lockheed seals? My natural inclination was to try Past Parts, but
> their website is dead and not-findable, so it looks as if they may
> have gone out of business.
>

http://www.powertrackbrakes.co.uk/parts.html claim to be in exactly that
line of business. My only contact with them was when they told me my
Bedford CF2 was "too new" for them to help, but at least they responded
promptly.

Peter

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[Ian Johnston]

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:03:30 UTC, Peter Amey <pna...@amey.org.uk>
wrote:

Thanks. In the interim, I had found Classic Brakes
(www.classic-brakes.co.uk) who responded to my email with a firndly
and helpful phone call at 9am this (Saturday) morning and got my
business. But the other leads are useful, so I'll do some bookmarking!

Ian

[Alex]

On 3 Sep 2005 09:39:56 GMT, "Ian Johnston" <ian.g...@btinternet.com>
wrote:

>Hi Folks,

If you're really having trouble, try these guys

http://www.nelsonstokes.com/index.htm

Who make all the recon kits for brakes anyway, but you'll have some
fun searching out part number conversions, etc etc

Alex