[Mgs] MGA Master Cylinder rebuild

Eric J Russell ejrussell at mebtel.net
Mon May 4 18:46:02 MDT 2015


> I am having a heck of a time getting the primary piston cup onto the
> master cylinder piston on my MGA 1600

A few issues to consider. Are you sure the internal parts are original? 
'Back-in-the-day' there were rebuild kits that used non-standard parts. And 
the rubber seals currently available may not even fit original pistons 
properly.

See: Master Cylinder Seals Too Big
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/faulty/ft053.htm

Master Cylinder Fault
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/bt101b.htm

And: Rubber Seal Variations
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/hydraulics/ht113.htm

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC




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