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Thank you for the tips, Bob! Rui and Hans, like most car guys, are really
nice people.
R.
On Sun, Nov 13, 2022, 9:09 AM Robert's New iPad <mgbobh@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Rick,
> It=E2=80=99s good to read of your adventures, and to learn of you=
r
> connection with Hans and Rui whom I know only by this list=E2=80=99s corr=
espondence.
> 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 =E2=80=98trailing=E2=80=99 shoe on the wheels, as we don=
=E2=80=99t do much serious
> braking in reverse.
> Me? For the cost of a new set of shoes I would buy the set. Chec=
k
> 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' statu=
s.
> > 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 o=
ut
> the so-called seals on one 'new' rear slave cylinder, spilling brake flui=
d
> 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; Shoul=
d
> 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 an=
d
> a few air bubbles are almost certainly hiding in obscure places. That's i=
t
> 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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<div dir=3D"auto">Thank you for the tips, Bob! Rui and Hans, like most car =
guys, are really nice people.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
R.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Sun, Nov 13, 2022, 9:09 AM Robert's New iPad <<a href=3D"=
mailto:mgbobh@gmail.com";>mgbobh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Rick,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s good to read of your adventures, a=
nd to learn of your connection with Hans and Rui whom I know only by this l=
ist=E2=80=99s correspondence.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Do you still have the original wheel cylinders =
for TD?=C2=A0 Mine were pitted; I bought new. Then I disliked the apparent =
cheesiness of them so I had my originals sleeved.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Many say that you can clean the wet shoes with =
brake cleaner. Probably so, though I would put one of the contaminated/clea=
ned shoes on each side, so any loss of effectiveness would be shared. And, =
I would put that shoe as the =E2=80=98trailing=E2=80=99 shoe on the wheels,=
as we don=E2=80=99t do much serious braking in reverse.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Me? For the cost of a new set of shoes I would =
buy the set.=C2=A0 Check Abingdon Spares site, as not too long ago they wer=
e on sale.<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
> On Nov 13, 2022, at 7:41 AM, Richard Lindsay <<a href=3D"mailto:ric=
hardolindsay@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">richardolindsa=
y@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hello friends,<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Before I comment on my two MGs I'd like to write a fe=
w words about a recent trip. Nancy and I just returned from Portugal on a t=
rans-Atlantic repositioning cruise. 13 days sailing from Lisbon to Tampa! W=
hew! 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.<b=
r>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 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 Tinek=
e face-to-face just a few weeks ago. All are such lovely people. Thank you.=
<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I have been absent from this group for ages it seems, alt=
hough I still read all posts. So here's my update.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I currently have two MGs. The '53 TD that I restored =
a few years back, and a '72 MGB that I'm just finishing 'restor=
ing' to 'driver' status.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 The TD needed a new brake master cylinder which I install=
ed 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, spil=
ling brake fluid everywhere. I'll try to refrain from rude comments abo=
ut the 'new' cylinder's country of origin but suffice to say, I=
'm disappointed - again.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 One question for the MG brain trust: Will the gush of bra=
ke 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?<br=
>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 The MGB just needs one more brake system bleed since it&#=
39;s all new and a few air bubbles are almost certainly hiding in obscure p=
laces. That's it for mechanical tweaks. Everything left to do is cosmet=
ic.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 With that all said, et me conclude by saying it's nic=
e to be back chatting.<br>
> <br>
> Rick<br>
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