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Rear brake cylinder rebuild question - which direction do the seals go?
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Rear brake cylinder rebuild question - which direction do the seals go?
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Which direction do the seals point on the pistons? Either way I'have to force the pistons back into the cyclinder
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Jul 3, 2015 03:35 PM
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This groove? I had it in the other one.
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Jul 3, 2015 05:08 PM
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Like this.
With all due respect if you're going to pull things apart without paying attention to how they go back together your MG Experience is likely to be frustrating and traumatic and in the case of the brakes possibly even tragic !
With all due respect if you're going to pull things apart without paying attention to how they go back together your MG Experience is likely to be frustrating and traumatic and in the case of the brakes possibly even tragic !
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Jul 3, 2015 05:29 PM
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Jul 3, 2015 06:41 PM
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Jul 3, 2015 06:45 PM
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In reply to # 3028872 by mgbanthony
Better yet, buy brand new wheel cylinders. They are inexpensive.
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Jul 4, 2015 08:02 AM
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Jul 4, 2015 10:11 AM
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Well one can consult his two telephone thick books with APK regulations, but that's what my licensed "keurmeester" told me and why should I doubt him?.
We once studied together the detailed regulations on safety belts, incredible how detailed the rules were. And they changed over time as well..
Losing your APK/MoT license by summing up deducted points per failed inspection is faster than ever
If you are a APK specialist please tell us your Dutch license reference and the basis of your statement in the Dutch ruling
We once studied together the detailed regulations on safety belts, incredible how detailed the rules were. And they changed over time as well..
Losing your APK/MoT license by summing up deducted points per failed inspection is faster than ever
If you are a APK specialist please tell us your Dutch license reference and the basis of your statement in the Dutch ruling
In reply to # 3029197 by Stef
I don't know where you've got this knowledge from but this is so not true.
As long the cilinders aren't leaking it isn't a mot failure, it's permitted to refurbish them.
Whether it's wiser to refurbish or to renew is up to you.
Stef.
In reply to # 3029081 by Donthuis
In Holland using a refurbished brake cylinder will mean MoT (APK) failure and the APK certified person may loose his license.
How they find this out on an assembled part beats me, but ever since this garage no longer dares to sell me repair parts for rear brake cylinders. Not having them in stock is the safest.
How they find this out on an assembled part beats me, but ever since this garage no longer dares to sell me repair parts for rear brake cylinders. Not having them in stock is the safest.
I don't know where you've got this knowledge from but this is so not true.
As long the cilinders aren't leaking it isn't a mot failure, it's permitted to refurbish them.
Whether it's wiser to refurbish or to renew is up to you.
Stef.
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Jul 4, 2015 02:14 PM
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Well I will not continue this any further, Stef. I used to carry all kind of seals with me on holiday. Now for the ones in the rearbrake cylinder I honed a defective one found on my last APK (by the same person I mentioned before) and put the reserve seal in. I now have a complete, restored rear brake cylinder as a spare part in the back of my B.
And new, not refurbished calipers up front, they come now so cheap it's no use to put new seals in (Practical Classics had an article on how to do it, I will never use now)..
And new, not refurbished calipers up front, they come now so cheap it's no use to put new seals in (Practical Classics had an article on how to do it, I will never use now)..
In reply to # 3029296 by Stef
Hi Don,
Yes, you should doubt him.
It's just not true, and because it's a part of my job I can tell.
Best regards,
Stef.
Yes, you should doubt him.
It's just not true, and because it's a part of my job I can tell.
Best regards,
Stef.
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