olmasters

Active Member

• Sep 20, 2006

• #1

Hi, I am restoring my series 3 landy, it is an early y reg hi-cap (1983 model). On my 5 port shuttle valve I have 2 holes which are are m11's (i now have these, cheers slob!!), However the three other holes are slightly larger and I don't know what size they are(the threads do not match at all with m11s) . If anyone can help or put me in contact with some one who can, it would be graetly appriciated

A rough diagram can be seen here :
http://www.geocities.com/landy20111/portshuttlevalve.JPG



Cheers

Ollie

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2006

• #2

have you tried the older imperial sized fittings? furk nose what size they be

 

olmasters

Active Member

• Sep 20, 2006

• #3

I've bee to local garages etc but i have had o sucess. I phoed tim frys earlier only to talk to some moron, when i asked what union sizes thay had, they just said metric and imperial, i said it again, thay replied, metric and imperial and that they implied that thay didn't know that of any different sizes . I am only 16 but I know there are different sizes in each catagory, they got very confused with my shuttle valve thing and thaught I wanted to buy the pipe going to the rear cylinders of the veichle?? What are they on..??

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2006

• #4

have you tried paddocks,craddocks or haddocks?

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Sep 21, 2006

• #5

Don't realy know what a shuttle valve is but am guessing it's something to do with hydraulics, if it is have you tried BSP fittings?

Also the auto industry used different metric thread pitches for different applications, if you can't get any joy get a screw pitch gauge from machine mart or some where. and find the actual pitch of the thread.

 

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clivees

Well-Known Member

• Sep 22, 2006

• #6

Hi Guys
Do what I did and take the part down to your local motofactors (or a good hardware shop) and get the guy to try different fittings/threads until you find one that fits.
Not the most analytical method but easer / cheaper than getting a set of thread gauges'
And yes hydraulic fittings do generaly use different threads.
Just a idea

 

olmasters

Active Member

• Sep 24, 2006

• #7

I have tried everywhere, every motorfactors. garage etc. I have tried it. Does anyone know the thread of the main union coming out of the clutch master cylindar as that is the size i need. ( i can't use that union as the pipe hole is too large)

Ollie

 

ormus

New Member

• Sep 24, 2006

• #8

forget motor factors, try a hydraulic pipe specialist.
theres lots of them mobile ones about now. should be one in your area?
give them a ring for some advice.