From dave at ranteer.com Tue Jun 24 18:01:14 2025 From: dave at ranteer.com (dave northrup) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:01:14 +0000 Subject: [Mgs] parking brake Message-ID: <039eac699b2f406a998c43aac536e2e0@ranteer.com> 58 mga. Came to me mostly apart. Have it almost back together and I'm puzzling about the parking brake mechanism in the back. Doesn't seem to be any way to tighten it. Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mvheim at sonic.net Tue Jun 24 18:54:39 2025 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:54:39 -0700 Subject: [Mgs] parking brake In-Reply-To: <039eac699b2f406a998c43aac536e2e0@ranteer.com> References: <039eac699b2f406a998c43aac536e2e0@ranteer.com> Message-ID: <7847A3B9-E67F-4E40-A9D8-600607A9B2C7@sonic.net> If it is like an MGB, the main adjustment is to adjust the rear brake shoes. But you can take up slack by turning the nut at the bottom of the handbrake lever, underneath the car. -- Max Heim '66 MGB > On Jun 24, 2025, at 5:01?PM, dave northrup wrote: > > 58 mga. Came to me mostly apart. > > Have it almost back together and I?m puzzling about the parking brake mechanism in the back. Doesn?t seem to be any way to tighten it. > > Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle? > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ejrussell61 at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 13:15:35 2025 From: ejrussell61 at gmail.com (Eric Russell) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:15:35 -0400 Subject: [Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 215, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As stated the adjustment is at the connection to the hand brake lever (after properly adjusting the brake shoes). Note there are many different lengths of MGA/MGB handbrake cables. You need to use the correct one for the car & axle. See: https://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/pdf/mga_b_handbrake_cables.pdf EjR On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 2:03?PM wrote: > Send Mgs mailing list submissions to > mgs at autox.team.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mgs-request at autox.team.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mgs-owner at autox.team.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mgs digest..." > > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. parking brake (dave northrup) > 2. Re: parking brake (Max Heim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:01:14 +0000 > From: dave northrup > To: "mgs at autox.team.net" > Subject: [Mgs] parking brake > Message-ID: <039eac699b2f406a998c43aac536e2e0 at ranteer.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 58 mga. Came to me mostly apart. > > Have it almost back together and I'm puzzling about the parking brake > mechanism in the back. Doesn't seem to be any way to tighten it. > > Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20250625/0ecae719/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:54:39 -0700 > From: Max Heim > To: dave northrup > Cc: "mgs at autox.team.net" > Subject: Re: [Mgs] parking brake > Message-ID: <7847A3B9-E67F-4E40-A9D8-600607A9B2C7 at sonic.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > If it is like an MGB, the main adjustment is to adjust the rear brake > shoes. But you can take up slack by turning the nut at the bottom of the > handbrake lever, underneath the car. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > > > On Jun 24, 2025, at 5:01?PM, dave northrup wrote: > > > > 58 mga. Came to me mostly apart. > > > > Have it almost back together and I?m puzzling about the parking brake > mechanism in the back. 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