So why would your brakes need to be adjusted first... I just took my A for
its first drive to the tag office after a 99 percent restore. Half way
there both of the front brakes got hot and locked up. Hmmm..... Whats up
with that? Did I just not have them adjusted correctly or maybe a problem
with the Silicone fluid...?
Sincerely,
Dean E. Crowley
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> From: Cordell, Ralph PhD <rzc4@cdc.gov>
> To: 'MG submission' <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: MGA master cylinder
> Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 9:21 AM
>
>
> The bench bleeding has been described but I would caution to make
> sure your brakes are adjusted. If not you will be pulling your hair out
> for days trying to get them to work all along thinking that the MC can't
> be blead.
> ...Art
>
> - I can give that a big second, an Amen, a "yeah baby", "right-on" or
> what have you to Arts suggestion. This is exactly what happened to me.
> I spent at least two days - replacing all shoes and wheel cylinders -
> literally bathing in brake fluid - probably the must frustrating and
> just miserable lousy p**s-off aggrevating part of my whole rebuild, only
> to find that I probably just needed to give each adjustment screw a bit
> of a twist. It went from double-pump & pray braking to a decent grab &
> stop. The shop manual gives instructions. Ignoring them was one of the
> dumber of many truly dumb things I've done.
>
> -ralph cordell
> '59 MGA
> '84 Turbo Regal
> '87 Grand National
> '96 Roadmonster
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