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Re: MGB rear brakes

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: MGB rear brakes
From: Michael Hartwig <mhartwig@odin.cbu.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 17:25:12 -0600
At 11:13 PM 5/11/97 PDT, David F. Darby wrote:
>Hello Mr. Johnson:
>
>About 70,000 mostly blue highway miles on the current rear shoes on the '67
>MGB-GT and still adequate lining (just checked them the other day). Like
>you, I have wondered about mine, but they seem to be working. It's obvious
>that the front brakes are doing the lion's share of the work.
>
>Regards,
>
>David F. Darby
>Missouri Ozarks

I really wouldn't worry about it guys.  I know that on mountain bikes, the
front brakes do about 75% of the braking work.  Provided your parking brake
works within it's limits I wouldn't give it another thought.  The front's
are going to do almost all the work anyway.

Jay


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