[Mgs] MGB rear brakes

Max Heim max_heim at sbcglobal.net
Tue Feb 24 12:42:19 MST 2009


But not a reliable one, as the self-adjusting feature of modern drum brakes
would quickly take up the slack.

MGBs don't have this problem, obviously.

on 2/24/09 11:36 AM, Simon Matthews at simon.d.matthews at gmail.com wrote:

> However, consider this, if increasing the diameter of the slave
> cylinder results in reduced braking, then the same effect (for drum
> brakes) could be achieved merely by backing off the adjustment of the
> rear brakes (since more fulid will be required to bring the brake
> shoes into contact with the drums). This would appear to be a simpler
> method.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


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