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Is there any or throw away Master & slave ?
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Is there any or throw away Master & slave ?
Lots available, JAE, SJ ETC, it's a very common kit. Be careful to check your slave and master bore for wear though as 9 times out of 10 it's the bore that's screwed requiring a sleeve or new master/slave, both of which are available and in some cases cheaper than sleeving
Lots available, JAE, SJ ETC, it's a very common kit. Be careful to check your slave and master bore for wear though as 9 times out of 10 it's the bore that's screwed requiring a sleeve or new master/slave, both of which are available and in some cases cheaper than sleeving
JAE for sure, can be delivered by the weekend, hour for installation and your on the road!
If you are going to do your clutch master there is a Wilwood drop in replacement for your Girling MC. It's identical to the Girling unit but you will want to reuse the pedal connection rod from your OEM MC.

When I replaced both my MC and slave I used the WIlwood and it is very nice - available from Summit and some other suppliers. I had my slave sleeved in bronze by Sierra Specialties, but they are now retired. There are several sleeving services available - Whitepost is one on the east coast and Karp's is one on the west coast. The other thing to bear in mind is bleeding the clutch hydraulics can be challenging. I use a Motive pressure bleeder now and it works like a charm. I have also has good luck using a MityVac. Here is a description of the Wilwood clutch MC at this website:

Wilwood High-Performance Disc Brakes - MasterCylinder No: 260-1304

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Miec - do you think its the same as the V8 MC ?
Do you think the bore is the same size?
I know you have the 4 cyl esprit....& thank u
Pre-'98 V8's used a 5/8" bore master similar to the 4-cylinder, the .625 version listed above would be appropriate. Later cars used a very different master with no reservoir. I would recommend calling JAE.
Didn't know you were referring to a V8 clutch MC ....
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