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Subject:Re: USA number for Eastwood?
From:Craig Hartsell
Date:Tue, 25 Apr 1995 16:48:12 -0700 (PDT)

call 1-800-345-1178. Craig

On Tue, 25 Apr 1995, William Abbott wrote:

> 	Folks,
> 	Someone was kind enough to send me the Canadian 800 number for
> Eastwood Canada, but I can't use it from California. 800 directory assistance
> didn't have a number for Eastwood that resulted in a car parts and accessories
> place, so I'm stuck. I shouldn't have recycled their catalog!
> 	Does anyone out there have the USA 800 number for Eastwood, or
> their regular number for that matter?
> 
> 	Ian and I put the new master cyclinder into Little Martha last night
> and came upon that age-old question: Bolt the cylinder to the mount FIRST
> and then attach the brake lines, or attach the brake lines FIRST and then
> bolt the cylinder to the mount? One wants to NOT use the mass and leverage
> of the cylinder to bend/break/weaken the brake lines, natch. So we started
> with the cylinder bolted firmly to mount, and attached the aft brake line.
> The forward line couldn't be threaded in at that angle, however. So Ian
> let me, the owner and prospective user, make the decision and I slacked off
> the mounting bolts, lined up and attached the forward brake line and then
> tightened up the mounting bolts. So we did one each way. It looked
> really nice all finished in there and all. Flush and bleed soon!
> 
> 	Bill
> 
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