Hi Rick,
Itâ??s good to read of your adventures, and to learn of your connection
with Hans and Rui whom I know only by this listâ??s correspondence.
Do you still have the original wheel cylinders for TD? Mine were
pitted; I bought new. Then I disliked the apparent cheesiness of them so I had
my originals sleeved.
Many say that you can clean the wet shoes with brake cleaner. Probably
so, though I would put one of the contaminated/cleaned shoes on each side, so
any loss of effectiveness would be shared. And, I would put that shoe as the
â??trailingâ?? shoe on the wheels, as we donâ??t do much serious braking in
reverse.
Me? For the cost of a new set of shoes I would buy the set. Check
Abingdon Spares site, as not too long ago they were on sale.
Bob
> On Nov 13, 2022, at 7:41 AM, Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello friends,
> Before I comment on my two MGs I'd like to write a few words about a
> recent trip. Nancy and I just returned from Portugal on a trans-Atlantic
> repositioning cruise. 13 days sailing from Lisbon to Tampa! Whew! But before
> that crossing we spent ten days with two of this group's members: Hans
> Duinhoven in the Netherlands and Rui Gigante in Portugal.
> I have known both Hans and Rui for over two decades, Hans via this group
> and Rui via another group, if now he's also here. Rui I met face-to-face in
> Italy in about 1999, and I met Hans and his wife Tineke face-to-face just a
> few weeks ago. All are such lovely people. Thank you.
> I have been absent from this group for ages it seems, although I still
> read all posts. So here's my update.
> I currently have two MGs. The '53 TD that I restored a few years back, and
> a '72 MGB that I'm just finishing 'restoring' to 'driver' status.
> The TD needed a new brake master cylinder which I installed just before
> the overseas trip. It works great! So great in fact that it blew out the
> so-called seals on one 'new' rear slave cylinder, spilling brake fluid
> everywhere. I'll try to refrain from rude comments about the 'new' cylinder's
> country of origin but suffice to say, I'm disappointed - again.
> One question for the MG brain trust: Will the gush of brake fluid within
> the drum have permanently damaged the new brake shoes' linings, or can the
> shoes be washed clean with brake cleaner? Said another way; Should I order
> new brake shoes when I order the new slave cylinder?
> The MGB just needs one more brake system bleed since it's all new and a
> few air bubbles are almost certainly hiding in obscure places. That's it for
> mechanical tweaks. Everything left to do is cosmetic.
> With that all said, et me conclude by saying it's nice to be back chatting.
>
> Rick
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