I am an MG rookie just starting to restore my 74 Midget and would greatly
appreciate some advice regarding my brake repairs. My recently purchased Midget
had been standing for about a year or two (actually passed inspection in 1994),
and the brakes are bad - low stopping power and locks up R front wheel.
I have started on this project by removing the left front caliper (the
pads look new on both front wheels and both front rotors are slightly rusty but
don't look too bad). Having removed one of the brake pistons I found a fair
amount of rusty sludge in the cylinder and some fairly light corrosion on the
piston and cylinder. Neither feel pitted or scored and it looks like I might be
able to remove the surface corrosion with something like Brasso. Is this a
completely stupid idea? The manuals I have all suggest replacing any caliper
with corrosion but I do not have the experience to judge what is or isnt
acceptable. Thanks for any advice.
Tom
'74 Midget
Thomas Wannenburg MD
Cardiology, Bowman Gray Sch Med
Wake Forest Univ
twannen@isnet.is.wfu.edu
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