Knock off Tick Masters
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Knock off Tick Masters
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St. Jude Donor '10-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
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rod with helm joint on the end.
The Quick disconnect line looks fine along with the fitting going into the cylinder.
They advertise a life time warranty.
Have you installed it yet?
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If you read the bulletin, Tick I believe said that Hawks Third Gen is pushing the warranties on them, and said they will not acknowledge masters bought from Hawks, don't quote me though.
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St. Jude Donor '10-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
It does have a Tilton cylinder and I have not installed it yet. It looks good but I would like to know if what I bought is a copy or not. If it is just a matter of them sourcing the same parts as Tick to build a competitive product is one thing, selling it under the pretense that it is a Tick is something else.
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It does have a Tilton cylinder and I have not installed it yet. It looks good but I would like to know if what I bought is a copy or not. If it is just a matter of them sourcing the same parts as Tick to build a competitive product is one thing, selling it under the pretense that it is a Tick is something else.
Maybe I missed it in their add, but I didn't see the word Tick used anywhere.
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It does have a Tilton cylinder and I have not installed it yet. It looks good but I would like to know if what I bought is a copy or not. If it is just a matter of them sourcing the same parts as Tick to build a competitive product is one thing, selling it under the pretense that it is a Tick is something else.
Maybe I missed it in their add, but I didn't see the word Tick used anywhere.
I did noticed their Helm joint didn't have a grease zerk on it.
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St. Jude Donor '10-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
Dear alxltd,
For the past year we have been making our own adjustable master cylinders. The ONY reason we done this is Tick could not keep up with the supply and demand of there master cylinders.As far as the masters go they are the same product. The same Tilton master cylinder, same hydraulic line, same fittings, the only difference is we have a company that machines the billet aluminum blocks and we assemble them here.Hawks (we) will stand behind these 100% and warranty them for life! If you have any issues we will take care of it 100% and fix it for you. For the past year we have not had any master cylinders come back for warranty issues.Again it was never a thing where we are selling a junk product or inferior product, it is exactly the same as the Tick master, we just make the blocks with our machine shop and assemble them here.If you have any questions feel free to call or email myself or Bruce the owner 1-864-855-2694 or Bruce at Hawksthirdgenparts dot comThanks, Steven
Hawks Third Generation
1-864-855-2694 Ext:11
www.Hawksthirdgenparts.com
So for now I will just see how it performs as they, Hawk, are saying they will warranty the piece.
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St. Jude Donor '10-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
HAWKS/Tilton Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinder Kit for 1997-2004 Corvette C5
THIS IS THE KIT YOU'VE HEARD THE RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT! Since their creation, the stock clutch hydraulic system has plagued C5 Corvettes. Shifting quickly at high RPM is extremely hard (in some cases even impossible), especially when using a beefy aftermarket clutch. Getting into first gear or reverse sitting still is sometimes a chore! The clutch pedal sticking to the floor is all too common, as well.
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