Leaking Tiltons
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Leaking Tiltons Has anyone had problems with their tilton master leaking? I have had two of them in a row leak and I can not see anything on my end causing this. First one was installed by a mechanic and the second one was me. Trans shifts great, pedal goes up and down in a smooth manner.
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what I hear from some who have the Tilton MC is the inside of the bore where the hole is for the bi-pass is not chamfered. The rubber cup inside tears and then leaks fluid.
McLeod stopped using Tiltons and went to Wilwood
I read a post where the guy got so fed up with the exploding wallet repair kit from Tilton to keep fixing his he finally went to NAPA and looked for wheel cyl brake rebuild kits the same ID bore size of the tilton and for $2.xx he got those rebuild kits
I assume your MC looks like the pic below...that is the unit I am referring to
and the other pic is the McLeod (Wilwood) unit. It comes in standard bore size for single disc clutch's and the 13/16" bore for the Street Twin Disc
McLeod stopped using Tiltons and went to Wilwood
I read a post where the guy got so fed up with the exploding wallet repair kit from Tilton to keep fixing his he finally went to NAPA and looked for wheel cyl brake rebuild kits the same ID bore size of the tilton and for $2.xx he got those rebuild kits
I assume your MC looks like the pic below...that is the unit I am referring to
and the other pic is the McLeod (Wilwood) unit. It comes in standard bore size for single disc clutch's and the 13/16" bore for the Street Twin Disc
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I have a kit for my GTO and doesnt look like that one. I didnt even know until my mechanic pointed the leak out to me. The second one I kept an eye on it and within a few months it started leaking.
I would say that anyone who has one should take a look.
I would say that anyone who has one should take a look.
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in your initial post I thought you were talking about the 94-97 F-body, not a 05 Goat
I would say 2 in a row are bad.....get another brand.....like the MCLeod aka Wilwood.
Like any hydraulic cylinder they are pretty basic inside. piston, spring and a rubber cup.....something causing the rubber cup to fail & leak
one thing to consider...are you over extending the MC stroke??
I would say 2 in a row are bad.....get another brand.....like the MCLeod aka Wilwood.
Like any hydraulic cylinder they are pretty basic inside. piston, spring and a rubber cup.....something causing the rubber cup to fail & leak
one thing to consider...are you over extending the MC stroke??
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Yeah i figured thats why you posted that. No Im defenitly not over exteneding it. I have it set a tiny bit lower then stock and have a ls7 clutch kit.
Ill be getting another one under warranty and unsure if I should go with a tilton again. I posted to see if others were having issues or was I just lucky enough to get 2 duds.
Ill be getting another one under warranty and unsure if I should go with a tilton again. I posted to see if others were having issues or was I just lucky enough to get 2 duds.
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