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Re: Rear Brake Cylinder Circlip Assembly

To: Randy Widman <riwidman@buckeye-express.com>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rear Brake Cylinder Circlip Assembly
From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:18:41 -0700 (PDT)
--- Randy Widman <riwidman@buckeye-express.com> wrote:

> Hi Listers,
> 
> I'm stymied. I can't seem to be able to get the Circlip on that holds
> the rear
> brake cylinder on. I thought I had it by fashioning a tool to push
> (actually
> hit) the circlip onto the brake cylinder and the circlip broke. It sure
> seems
> like an awful lot of interference fit to be able to get it to spread to
> be
> able to get it on. I'm looking for tips that others have used before me.

Randy, just did this job on my '76 B and I agree, what a pain! Especially
since you have to try and do it blind - I couldn't get enough leverage
lying on my back, so had to sit facing the outside of the wheel hub and
try and reach around back! I ended up going to the hardware store and
buying another type of retaining clip that was a little more flexible and
easier to install. I brought the cylinder with me to find one that fit.

Good luck......!

Dan D 
The Garden State
'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - "On the Road Again....!"
'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
'04 Audi A4 1.8T q MT-6 - quattro, baby! 
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