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MGB Rear brakes caution

Boggsy64

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Just a caution for all to look out for. Found both rear drum brake cylinders non-functional. Both pistons in both cylinders were frozen solid. The drums and pads looked like there was little wear. The emergency brake worked so I thought I had some function back there. It was only the mechanical handbrake with ZERO input from the hydraulics. The cylinders were easy to rebuild and new ones are inexpensive as well. I don't know how many times in the past someone had inspected the brakes and thought this looks OK but neglected to inspect the cylinders. PS found a lot of gunk and trash in the cylinders, will do with a long flush, hope I don't have to replace all the system brake lines.
 
Good catch there!
 
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