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florence:
This is very annoying and has never happened before. The master cylinder is leaking, I can't work out from where.  On a ride today I lost braking on the front.

Are these serviceable, i.e. using new rubbers, presuming they might be available?

I see there are replacement master cylinders available from Dave Silver.  Has anyone tried one?

All advice welcome.

SK

Green1:
They are serviceable but hardly worth the effort as the kit costs as much as the new repro one from silvers.

Mick 

florence:
is the repro one any good?

I am worried it might look a bit too shiny on my bike.  The original one has faded to a lovely gun metal grey.

oh dear, looking into this a bit more, the bit that's leaking the most is the seal from the lid of the reservoir and as my MS is at an angle it leaks from the top.  Does anyone know if the new sort seals at the top?, (unusual question I know)  Also, is it possible to buy the lid seal, I can't see any on the internet, all the kits just seem to have the piston seal.

Trigger:
I would say, it would be better to service the one you have. The Chinese ones DSS are selling, let me say are £29 for a reason. The ones he was selling last year were a lot better than the stock he has now.

florence:
thanks Trigger, I think you are right.  just seen, diaphragm genuine, £4 can't be bad! and repair kit £32.

Has anyone done it, is it a difficult job?

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