Mike:
The banjo assemblies changed when the rear axle brake lines were changed
from BSF to UNF. They are not interchangeable.
I don't recall there being major problems bleeding MGA rear brakes, but
my brain is getting foggy.
Kelvin Dodd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of Mike L
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:45 PM
> To: mgs
> Subject: what's up (brakes)
>
> Reassembling my rear 1960 mga brakes - the parts manual shows the rear
> cylinder banjo fitting with the pipe coming in from the top and the
brake
> bleed nipple down low. Won't this cause difficulties expelling air
bubbles
> when bleeding?
>
> These banjos are pretty well of a straight configuration. I also have
from
> another set of mga banjos that are L shaped. These could be orientated
so
> that
> the bleed nipple would be higher but would require the pipe to come in
> from
> below the axle.
>
> Any insights?
>
> Mike
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