hi all

could someone tell me that master cylinder this is

i belive it to be ford sierra?

certainly says ford on the cap but when ever i serch round for a replacement (this one leaks) i cannot find anything that looks like it.

any help would be great since the brake system is driving me up the wall iv just replaced the two rear wheel cylinders after one blew out last night
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it looks differant to mine and mine is a sierra one


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I think there were several different styles but they all have 2 outlets at the front and 1 in the middle.

That looks the same as my sierra one.

Stu

it looks like a early sierra and escort one

It's the same as my Sierra one. I got mine new off ebay but it was a couple of years ago.

[Edited on 5/2/10 by bodger]

Sierra. Definitely as I've the same in my garage. There were around 3 different types made for Sierra's. If you do a search you'll find the different types as I'm sure I saw it on this site. Possibly a British Trident post as he's well up on MC's

ok great at leat i can be sure where it came from now.

so the next problem is were do i get a new one from in a short space of time????

thanks again

ok great at leat i can be sure where it came from now.

so the next problem is were do i get a new one from in a short space of time????

thanks again

Is yours knackered or was it just the wheel cylinders knackered?
Anyhow have you tried Ebay or Bigg Red sells repair kits.
If not try brakes international here

wheel cylinders were nackered, replaced them and still keep getting ail threw after litres of brake fluid.... no visible leaks apart from a small amount of seepage of seepage on the MC were the plunger push rod goes in.

tilly

If it's any help in identifying the right one at the factors, mine came off a 1990 1.8CVH engined Sierra Sapphire. Brake setup was drum rear end, non ABS.

Stu

There are at least 6 different types of Sierra brake master cylinders. 3 Girling and 3 Bendix.

The type you have is identical to ours and going on previous experience you're going to really struggle to get a repair kit for it. It's also the most expensive of the Sierra master cylinders to buy new. Best price I could find was from Brakes International We weren't in a rush and managed to get hold of a second hand one from here.

Phil

I think you will find it difficult to get and exact replacement as well. Might be worth searching on here for a cheap replacement from a different car (more recent model).. I could only find a new old stock sierra master cylinder on ebay (bendix one). You could get one with a smaller piston (some say the brakes are better for this), I think the "22" on the casting means a 22mm master cylinder.

Dan

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Originally posted by tilly819
hi all

could someone tell me that master cylinder this is

i belive it to be ford sierra?

certainly says ford on the cap but when ever i serch round for a replacement (this one leaks) i cannot find anything that looks like it.

any help would be great since the brake system is driving me up the wall iv just replaced the two rear wheel cylinders after one blew out last night

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Hi,

Did you ever find a good source for this cylinder? Mine has also gone and is identical to this one. Dont really want to pay over £100 for a sierra brake cylinder.