[Mgs] 1973 mgb master cylinder

[i erbs]

Shims of different thicknesses have been used to adjust pushrod depth and
length.


Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 11:40 AM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net
wrote:

> Just a thought about the shim:
>
> It might be for preventing “rusting solid tight”.
>
> Brake fluid can cause serious scalding, i.o.w. it might cause serious
> corrosion.
>
> Having a “shim” might prevent this.
>
>
>
> For Paul:
>
> The single cylinder brake mc I think is easier to swap w/o removing the
> pedal box, than the US spec tandem cylinder, which is longer.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Hans
>
>
>
> *Van:* Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] *Namens *PaulHunt73 via Mgs
> *Verzonden:* zondag 18 november 2018 10:22
> *CC:* Mgs at autox.team.net
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Mgs] 1973 mgb master cylinder
>
>
>
> To be fair, and having done it both ways with both masters at various
> times and for a repaint, it's MUCH easier to get at the banjo bolts through
> the large plug in the firewall than it is to remove and refit those two
> bolts which are higher up behind the dash.
>
>
>
> As said getting the lower nuts on the master cylinder is a fiddle, but
> again nowhere near as bad as those two bolts.  I wedged the nuts into an
> open-ended spanner and stuck the washer to them with grease.
>
>
>
> And on the subject, anyone know the purpose of the thin shim between
> the single-circuit (not dual?) brake master and the pedal box?  It surely
> can't be to do with alignment.
>
>
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> ....  To get to the lower attachment bolt, you have to go through a hole
> in the firewall, right behind the master cylinders.  It is covered with a
> rubber "plug", and is not easy to get to...
>
>
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