prsmith@navnet.net wrote:
>
> I am still beavering away on my brakes.
>
> I did not get any response to my previous question regarding the need to
> remove the hub from the rotor before getting the rotor turned? As a
> gneral rule, must one separate the two for turning?
>
> Seems like it is much cheaper to use the MGB pistons (C$19.95) instead of
> the MGA pistons (C$119.65) on those front disks. I understand the centre
> piston guide pin installed on the MGA caliper is not really needed and
> that one can remove the pin and thus use the more readily available MGB
> pistons.
>
> Can anyone give me any tips they may have learned while doing doing this
> operation on their MGA? Is pulling better that cutting? If cutting, does
> the cut have to be smooth across the bottom of the cylinder? If pulling,
> will vice grips serve as the preferred tool of destruction? Should one
> dismantle the caliper before extracting the pin?
>
> Thanks for the help
>
> Preston
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> | Our 62 MGA 1600 MK II and 80 MGB LE are waiting for warm weather
> | Betti Ann and Preston Smith in the Head of St Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia,
>Canada.
> | email: prsmith@navnet.net
Preston,
This will have to serve as an interim reply, since I don't have time at
the moment to go into all the gory details. I have recently
accomplished this task and will find the time tomorrow to go thru the
process with you and the list. You might try taking a look at John
Twist's web site, in the technical section, as he may have included this
procedure there. Try http://www.universitymototsltd.com (I THINK!)
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