Denise,
Just wanted to second Kelvin's opinion, and keep you from going out and
buying a bunch of stuff you don't need. After driving disc brake cars for
years, I borrowed my stepdad's '68 Toyota Corona with all-wheel drums. I
surfed a big puddle, then nearly ran through the next stop sign. It was an
amazing difference.
I'd bet you a doughnut that for one reason or another you're just using the
rear brakes all the time. With a healthy leg, that's adequate in dry
weather, but when the rain comes you really notice the difference. I'd
check the front brake lines for crimps and then for sticking calipers before
I go investing in any new parts.
Matt Kulka
Huntersville, NC
'74 B
-----Original Message-----
From: xyzabcde@earthlink.net [mailto:xyzabcde@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 4:43 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Wet brakes don't work
Hi all,
Now that the '67 B has been upgraded to have two speed wipers, I now intend
to
tackle another safety issue, to whit, when driving in the rain, the brakes
get
wet and stop working. This has happened consistently over the 20 years I've
owned this car through many brake changes. I've developed the habit of
waiting
until no one is behind me and then driving with my left foot on the brake
pedal
until the brakes start to grab.
Other cars don't do this so it must be a solveable problem. However, I don't
know if the problem is that the brakes can get wet or that the water effects
the
brakes. I also don't know if this is just my car or if other people have
this
problem. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, do the later brakes ('68
on)
have this problem? Or is this common to all B's, maybe all MG's? If so,
has
anyone found a way to solve this problem?
Any and all anecdotes, guesses, suggestions, comments, etc. gratefully
accepted.
TIA,
Denise Thorpe
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