Not necessarily, when the shoes heat up , which they do rapidly, it cooks
the fluid into the asbestos, and breaks down the integrity, you wont see it
, but it is there.
Andy 66B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Max Heim [SMTP:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 3:41 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: speaking of brakes
>
> It sure can (from experience). But if he has cleaned and inspected the
> brakes, I think he would have noticed.
>
> Paul Hunt had this to say:
>
> >I have read that a leaking oil seal can cause the rear brakes to lock,
> >paradoxically.
> >
> >PaulH.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Gordon Bird <gb@the-bdc.com>
> >To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 6:50 PM
> >Subject: speaking of brakes
> >
> >
> >> Since everyone is already thinking of brakes... Rear drivers side
> brake
> >> (drum)is kinda on or off. It is the first to lock, even prematurely.
> Car
> >> (MGA) stops straight and sufficiently. Noticable at very low speeds.
> >> Without undo pedal pressure, that wheel will suddenly lock. I've taken
> >> brakes off and re-assembled, cleaning and lubing appropriate areas with
> >> proper brake backing plate lubricant. 1 yr old MC, but same symtoms
> with
> >> old MC. Brake bleeds okay, but have not removed and inspected wheel
> >> cylinder. Seems that the wheel cylinder is the only thing left. Have
> I
> >> answered my own question?
> >> TIA
> >> Gordie Bird
> >> 62 MGA
> >> 80 MGB
> >> 86 Audi 4kq
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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