Brake MC is not easy to dismantle, but if you can - rebuild is a good
option.
Clutch MC - that one is easy to dismatle.
Check the bore - aspecially on the bottom of the bore it can be badly
pitted, so overhauling is hard to do without becoming the bore very wide.
A clutch MC is not so expensive a the brake MC...
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Leach" <leachsr@idirect.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: MC rebuild vs. replace
> IMHO, have someone like White Post, in VA, bore and sleeve your M/C's with
> brass or stainless and then install the rebuild kits.
> I think slaves are relatively cheap so just replace it.
> The biggest problem with these parts and also caliper and wheel cylinders
is
> that moisture in the brake fluid rusts the various bores
> Which leads to pitting which leads to torn seals.
>
> HTH
> JIm L
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>
>
> > My 1971 MGB is losing fluid from both the brake and
> > clutch reservoirs. Somewhat slowly, but also somewhat
> > increasingly. My suspicion is that it's the master
> > cylinders.
> >
> > What is the current consensus on rebuilding vs.
> > replacing the master cylinders? Repair kits are so
> > cheap, but I'm going to be vintage racing this car and
> > I want to make sure the brakes are better than
> > tip-top. Any thoughts? And am I correct in assuming
> > that if I rebuild/replace the clutch master cylinder I
> > should also rebuild/replace the slave, whether it
> > seems to need it or not?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > =====
> > Paul Misencik
> > 1971 MGB Vintage Race Project
> > Huntersville, NC USA
> > www.sopwithracing.com
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