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Subject: Re: Help-MGA brake pedal travel]
From: R C Engelhardt <hardt@sonic.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 19:06:21 -0700
Sounds like the way mine behaves. When the pedal gets too low, I know
that it's time for a brake adjustment. After the adjustment, the pedal
comes up significantly higher. 

Ron
58 MGA
Santa Rosa, Ca.

mga wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a '62 MGA.  I just rebuilt one of my rear brake cylinders, adjusted
> the rear brakes, lubricated the handbrake cable so it will release properly,
> and bled the whole system.  I believe I got all the air out of the system.
> I also adjusted the pedal free play at the master cylinder.  Seems that the
> brake pedal goes down over half its travel before it meets resistance.  If I
> pump the pedal, it doesn't result in improvement, which should indicate all
> the air's out of the system.
> 
> It has been so many years since I drove and maintained an MGA as my regular
> car, that I don't know what's normal.
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated!
> 
> Don Scott

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