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RE: MGB Handbrake Tightening

To: bill <pplusb@northlink.com>, Simon Westbrook <simon@sageinc.com>,
Subject: RE: MGB Handbrake Tightening
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@mcione.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:28:14 -0600
Whoa, lasted 5 minutes?  Yours lasted longer than mine.  Foolishly I went
and bought another one.....it didn't last any longer.

I then bought a new cable.  I seemed to help but only moderately.

I think the most critical item is to keep the rear brakes adjusted.

Larry Hoy; Denver, CO. USA
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 VDP
"It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of bill
snip
> Otherwise, no, I've not found a
> successful method of shortening the cable.  Put in one of those
> clamps once
> - it lasted 5 min.
>
> Bill
>
>
> >
> > Miller, John wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how to tighten the handbrake other than the
> adjustment
> > > bolt?


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