Hey folks, I need a little advice. I got no response to this post so I am
not sure it got through. So here it is again. The brakes and a tune up
are the finish of thisa project. and I am hoping to get on the road for
Brit week.
TANX again
Larry Macy
78 Midget
>On Sunday, after going to Carlisle on Sat, I was rebuilding the front
calipers on the
>Midget. Something quite unususal appeared out of the pistons. They are not
even on the side
>where the piston pushes on the shims. The 78 MG Workshop manual, which I got
from John Twist
>on Sat, says the chamfered side goes up. The Haynes manual says the were up
in the early
>modes and down in the later ones. The old, rusted shims are solid, while the
new ones from
>Moss have two holes, a large one and a small one. So:
>1) Which way do I set the pistons?
>2) Which hole do I put where on the shims?
>3) Does it really flippin' matter?
>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
>PS the faces that went with the names were not exactly like I had in my head
prior to Sat.
>It was great to meet all of the ones that I did. And also to find out that
short wives go
>with LBC's and they are all particular about fractions.
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