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Re: brake pedals and ovaling of holes

To: paul.hunt1@virgin.net
Subject: Re: brake pedals and ovaling of holes
From: Rick Morrison <gofastmg@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:05:04 EDT
On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:15:11 +0100 "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
writes:
SNIP

>  My roadster has ovalling which 
>has
>affected clutch travel.  I can live with it at the moment but have 
>been
>thinking about remedial work.  I have heard tell of welding and 
>drilling but
>you would probably need a bench drill rather than a hand drill.
>Overdrilling and sleeving could be a possibility.

You can re-drill the pedal with a hand drill with a bit of care.
 The easiest way is to only have the hole partially welded up - leave a
bit of a hole in the center. Carefully redrill undersize and finish with
a ream.
 Worked for me.

Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget


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