Brake accumulator discharge off car

[Bryan_N]

@Robin_O_Connor

Just be aware that the early spheres are a different thread to the later ones. I’m not sure when the change occurred.

There are some posts n the XJ40 archives which refer to that subject. Here are a couple of examples -

[xj40] Green high pressure sphere

In reply to a message from drifter sent Mon 11 Jun 2007: Peter, I do not believe that is true for either the pre-'90 non-Teves cars or the '90 + cars with a Teves system which have a different accumulator sphere. A company close to my home are Citroen hydraulics specialists who are sometimes able to re-charge with nitrogen Citroen accumulator spheres (if they have good diaphragms). About 6 years ago, they said that they could do a similar job on Jag spheres or for �40 + VAT would machin…

[xj40] 1989 XJ6 Brake Accumulator Sphere

In reply to a message from Ford Prefect sent Sat 28 Feb 2004: I was going to make the same point as Stewart. Checking back in the archives it would appear that the GM / '93 Buick Reatta / AC- direct.com part 25528382 is a straight replacement for the accumulator ball (JLM 1907?) on the Teves equipped cars from '90 onwards. That begs the question - has anyone found a cheap(er) straight replacement for the non-Teves pre-'90 accumulator spheres (JLM 10546?)? There was some discussion on th…