I am im the process of reviving a 68 B that has been sitting for 7
years. Before going in to hibernation, I was using it as a daily driver
and it was pretty well sorted out. In the interim, the master cylinder
went dry, so the first thing I am doing is rebuilding all the
hydraulics. The rear is pretty much done (much cursing over circlips).
As I turn to the fronts, I am wondering whether I need to replace the
rotors. They are unscored and basically clean, with a bit of surface
rust on the contact surfaces and more serious rust on the edge of the
disk. The front brakes worked well before I put it away, but the rotors
are the ones that came with the car.
The front suspension was rebuilt about 15 years (and no more than 20,000
miles), so I suspect that the front wheel bearings are fine, so I will
be pulling the hubs purely to get at the rotors. The cost of new rotors
seems reasonable, but I am leery of pulling off the front hubs if I can
avoid it. Is this a complicated/difficult job? Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Jim Feyrer
1968 MGB
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