For some reason this was sent to me rather than mgs@autox.team.net.
Reply to author, not me.
By the way, I'll be out of town for a long Memorial Day weekend, so if
the lists blow up, I won't be around to fix them.
mjb.
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From: Mowog1@aol.com
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 17:32:24 EDT
Subject: Re: front brakes
In a message dated 5/22/02 1:34:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
> I just took my 70 MGB on its maiden drive after a complete rebuild. The
> front brakes are not releasing completely and get very hot after 10 blocks
> or so. Is there a check valve in the master cylinder than is not releasing?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated
My '78 MGB did this to me once....I had bled and flushed the brake system and
refilled with new Castrol....only I refilled the reservoir too high. After a
couple of pumps of the pedal, the fluid had heated up and expanded enough
that the front calipers would not release. Rapidly fixed by removing a few
cc's of fluid from the reservoir and allowing the system to cool.
rick ingram
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