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MG MGB Technical - Brake question

Well folks, it's time to get my little black tulip out of mothballs for the new season (73 B)! Love this warm weather! Anyway, on to my inquiry. After getting in the LBC I found my foot to be rather slick. Seems that the new master cylinder I purchased last season gave up the ghost already! But, since I had a rebuild kit handy (don't really know why), and the MC was basically new, I rebuilt it. Lo and behold, when I dug into it, whoever built it put a washer in the wrong order! So, I think it will be Okey Dokey now. However, while bleeding the brakes I found out that the left rear wheel cylinder was seized. You probably know where I'm going with this. If one side's bad the other is probably not far from failure. So I'll change them both. But.... how far do I go? Maybe I should do the fronts too. I replaced all the brake lines and hoses as part of the restoration, but left the disks, drums and binders alone. So, what do you all think? All new stuff (disks, pads, springs, maybe a kit)? Upgrades (I'm not made of unlimited money!)? Where to go for the parts? All help is needed and appreciated. Thanks guys.

Mark

Mark Thomas

Mark,

What I would do is pull the rear cylinders and rebuild them -- hone and new rubbers.

If you are at a loss for part suppliers, LBC co, an advertizer here on this site can help -- Jeff Zorn buys and sells Moss stuff a bit cheaper than moss itself.

He's a good fellow and I speak from personal experience.That personal plug aside, he helps support this site by advertizing here. Go to the home pase and click on his link for more info.
glg gimbut

This thread was discussed on 02/04/2003

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