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> I've been shopping for an MGB. I have test driven three different cars of
> various vintage. They were all a joy to drive except for one thing, the
> brake pedal effort was very high. Is this normal for an MGB?????
==> My '72 MGB requires a fairly high brake pedal effort.
> Now don't lecture me about not being power brakes.
==> As a rule, rubber bumper MGBs have power brakes, chrome bumper MGBs do not.
> I've never owned a car with power brakes including my TD.
==> Drum brakes require signifigantly lower pedal effort than disc brakes
because they are "self activating" -- the leading shoe wedges the trailing
shoe against the brake drum, thus reducing pedal effort.
> One thing the cars had in common: all the owners
> mentioned that their cars were rarely driven. Could this have something
> to do with the high pedal pressure? Or, maybe the wrong brake fluid? I just
> can't believe the MGB is so hard to stop!
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==> Was the brake pedal firm or spongy? It is possible that some of the
hydraulic components deteriorated while the cars were stored.
> MGB owners please comment.
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> Bob Donahue " 50s FOREVER "
> rdonahue@holli.com
> 1953 MG-TD
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