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Brake Master push rod

londoner

londoner

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Putting a new brake master in my series 2. Can anyone tell me the purpose of the sliding sleeve and if it needs to be captured by a wider circlup which it seems to show in the workshop manual?? Many thanks
 

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bernd_st

bernd_st

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The "sliding sleeve is held in hole of the matching Girling rubber gaitor. It prevents the rod to wear the rubber bore when moving. No relation with the circlip...
 
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bernd_st

bernd_st

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P.S. It pays off to clean the rod from any trace of corrosion and give it a light smear with grease though...
 
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