Thanks Barney.
I have replaced all hoses since winter. Can new seals be installed by a
novice like me?
Monte
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barney Gaylord" <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
To: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: brake squeek
> At 08:17 PM 7/6/03 -0500, MonteMorris wrote:
> >.... 1100 mile excursion to Kentucky from Northern Missouri in the 67B.
....
> >When I pulled in the garage, I noticed a "hot" smell coming from the
front
> >driver side .... I jacked up the front and spun the wheel; it drags some
> >(Barney helped me install new wheel bearings, king pins, bushings, etc.
> >last summer, so they are all new). The wheel has no wiggle when grabbed
> >at the top and bottom, but shouldn't the wheel spin fairly freely? Am I
> >most probably needing to add a shim to loosen it up a little (or is it
> >remove a shim, I can't recall)?
>
> Add a shim to loosen the bearing up. But I suspect it's more likely to be
> the brake pads dragging. Unbolt the caliper and lift it off away from the
> rotor. Then spin the hub again. If it spins freely the problem is in the
> brake caliper, not the wheel bearings. Caliper pistons are supposed to
> retract slightly from flexure of the piston seals. When the piston seals
> in teh calipers get old and baked they lose resiliency, so then don't pull
> the piston back as intended. Cure for that is to R&R the caliper pistons
> to install new seals.
>
> I can't recall if we replaced the hoses, but old hoses have a tendency to
> collapse internally to restrict flow, and then prevent release of the
brake
> after application.
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://MGAguru.com
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