Pulling accomplishes very little. Bending and breaking likewise. Grinding
the pin off, followed by thorough cleaning to remove every last bit of
swarf, is really the only way to do the job properly. (Yeah, OK, putting
each caliper half in a milling machine and face-milling the pins down to
nothing also works quite well, but that's not a tool in most enthusiasts'
garages.....)
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: prsmith@navnet.net <prsmith@navnet.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 11:12 AM
Subject: MGA 1962 1600 MK II - More Brakes
>I am still beavering away on my brakes.
>
>I did not get any response to my previous question regarding the need to
>remove the hub from the rotor before getting the rotor turned? As a
>gneral rule, must one separate the two for turning?
>
>Seems like it is much cheaper to use the MGB pistons (C$19.95) instead of
>the MGA pistons (C$119.65) on those front disks. I understand the centre
>piston guide pin installed on the MGA caliper is not really needed and
>that one can remove the pin and thus use the more readily available MGB
>pistons.
>
>Can anyone give me any tips they may have learned while doing doing this
>operation on their MGA? Is pulling better that cutting? If cutting, does
>the cut have to be smooth across the bottom of the cylinder? If pulling,
>will vice grips serve as the preferred tool of destruction? Should one
>dismantle the caliper before extracting the pin?
>
>Thanks for the help
>
>Preston
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>| Our 62 MGA 1600 MK II and 80 MGB LE are waiting for warm weather
>| Betti Ann and Preston Smith in the Head of St Margaret's Bay, Nova
Scotia, Canada.
>| email: prsmith@navnet.net
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