Hello Bob,
I would recommend replacing the rear brake cylinders also. The cylinders
could be seized, I imagine this would stop excessive pedal travel. One
cylinder was seized up, the other was leaking so I installed two new
cylinders a couple a months ago wasn't hard except for those
#@%*&$@ circlips! Wore out the front "teeth" of a perfectly good pair of
pliers (Think Sears would exchange for new :-) ?). Don't know the trick
for those things, but some do. Also, VB sells a little circlip tool for $25
or so (kinda steep).
Oh, and I believe the bleed screws are 1/4 also. However, the bleed screw
on the new cylinders (purchased from Moss) were larger than the original
bleed screws.
Edwin
'77 B
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On Sun, 23 May 1999 BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
> I found the bleeder screws on the rear brakes of my '71 B hopelessly stuck.
> So I bleed the rears by loosening the fittings on the brake line at the
> wheels. Is this an acceptable alternative? The pedal feels fine.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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