Thanks for the brake help, Chuck, Paul, Bob, Barney, and anyone else I may
have missed.
I got the other rear brake done tonight, new rebound straps installed, and
front brake hoses on. This second side went much quicker (3 1/2 hrs) than
the first side, but I didn't have to do that damn flexible clutch hose
tonight either!!!
Sometime this week I hope to get the front pads on, the new emergency brake
cable installed and, the brakes bled and finished.
I understand now why the emergency brake wasn't working. I think the
adjusters were pretty much frozen up and one piston in each brake cylinder
was evidently not working, resulting in one shoe wearing about off and the
other looking almost unworn. It was definitely time to do brakes.
Monte
79B, Carmine
67B, BRG
74 1/2 Rust, parts car
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Renner" <crenner@dynalivery.com>
To: "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: more brake questions
> Monte, I'll answer what I can, the rest will have to wait for others...
>
>
> > 1. I had a heck of a time getting the upper nut off that holds the
clutch
> > slave flex hose on. I had to make a wrench and bend it; it still was
very
> > slow. Is there an easier way?
>
> This is one of the most frustrating and annoying jobs I've ever
encountered
> on a MGB. It's a bit easier if you use a flare wrench, but it still
sucks.
>
> > 2. It took me an hour to get the pistons back into the brake cylinder
> after
> > I put new inner seals on, even after soaking everything with brake fluid
> as
> > the manuals suggested. Is there a trick to this? I did lightly sand out
> the
> > interior of the cylinders. Thanks again, Bob Van Kirk, for you timely
> answer
> > about the orientation of the inner seals this afternoon that allowed me
to
> > get the cylinders back on.
>
> Dunno. While I like the idea of salvaging components whenever possible,
the
> cost of brand new cylinders was low enough that I figured it wasn't worth
> the potential frustration.
>
> > 3. Are the notorious E clips that hold on the brake cylinders supposed
to
> be
> > bent or flat? Mine were slightly bowed at the top. Are all three burrs
(2
> > side ones and an upper) on the E clips supposed to be locked into the
> groove
> > on the back of the cylinder. The upper one isn't on mine. I had very
> little
>
> I believe there is a slight curve in the clip, but that all the tangs
should
> engage in the groove.
>
> That's it for my knowledge tonight.
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