Subject: [Mgs] MGA Master Cylinder rebuild

From: "Robert J. Guinness via Mgs" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 09:43:03 -0500

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I am having a heck of a time getting the primary piston cup onto the 
master cylinder piston on my MGA 1600 with a "high-hat" Lockheed master 
cylinder.  I have soaked the cup in brake fluid and lubed the piston in 
brake fluid as well.  I even tried stretching the piston cup with long 
nose pliers.  No luck.  I did get one on after an hour or so of hit an 
miss trying.  The clutch side is proving more problematic. Does anyone 
have some helpful tricks of the trade?

(Anyone want to know how far a primary piston cup will fly when shot off 
a piston, or how bruised the end of a person's thumbs can get?)
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    I am having a heck of a time getting the primary piston cup onto the
    master cylinder piston on my MGA 1600 with a "high-hat" Lockheed
    master cylinder.&nbsp; I have soaked the cup in brake fluid and lubed the
    piston in brake fluid as well.&nbsp; I even tried stretching the piston
    cup with long nose pliers.&nbsp; No luck.&nbsp; I did get one on after an hour
    or so of hit an miss trying.&nbsp; The clutch side is proving more
    problematic. Does anyone have some helpful tricks of the trade?<br>
    <br>
    (Anyone want to know how far a primary piston cup will fly when shot
    off a piston, or how bruised the end of a person's thumbs can get?)<br>
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 Astronomers frequently see those primary piston cups in low earth orbit=
, accompanied by MGB rear brake cylinder circlips.  I know of no trick t=
hat will ease them onto the piston. Perhaps a soaking in the fluid for 2=
4 hours would help. Good luck.Bob

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Robert J. Guinness via Mgs" <[email-masked]>
To: MG List <[email-masked]>
Subject: [Mgs] MGA Master Cylinder rebuild
Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 09:43:03 -0500

I am having a heck of a time getting the primary piston cup onto the mas=
ter cylinder piston on my MGA 1600 with a "high-hat" Lockheed master cyl=
inder.  I have soaked the cup in brake fluid and lubed the piston in bra=
ke fluid as well.  I even tried stretching the piston cup with long nose=
 pliers.  No luck.  I did get one on after an hour or so of hit an miss =
trying.  The clutch side is proving more problematic. Does anyone have s=
ome helpful tricks of the trade?
 =

 (Anyone want to know how far a primary piston cup will fly when shot of=
f a piston, or how bruised the end of a person's thumbs can get?)
-- =

   Robert Guinness

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 luck.</div><div>Bob</div><div><br><br>---------- Original Message -----=
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From: Eric J Russell via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 20:46:02 -0400

> master cylinder piston on my MGA 1600

A few issues to consider. Are you sure the internal parts are original? 
'Back-in-the-day' there were rebuild kits that used non-standard parts. And 
the rubber seals currently available may not even fit original pistons 
properly.

See: Master Cylinder Seals Too Big
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/faulty/ft053.htm

Master Cylinder Fault
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/bt101b.htm

And: Rubber Seal Variations
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/hydraulics/ht113.htm

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

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