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MG MGB Technical - rear break assembly, links

I am, finally, reassembling my rear break shoes. the linkage bar for the hand break cable, there is left and right. I was looking at them and thought how do I know which goes to which side? Maybe it will be clear when I go to put them together. If someone has a clue before hand it would be appreciated.
Geoff Kimler

They are different as I recall. Did a complete job on my 80 and remember scratching my head a little when looking them over. As I best recall, the Haynes manual has a photo, but took a moment to study it and determine if I was looking at the driver or passenger side. Can't recall everything from memory, but a good pic from the Haynes manual and perhaps some from the web that identify which side of the car the photo is taken from should get it correct.
Rick Penland

Thank you for the reply. I did forget to mention this is a 1965, banjo axle car. Not many Haynes manuals for that car around. Most pictures I see in catalogs just show one side view and not so straight forward when you look at the off side assembly.
Geoff Kimler

I have access to the original BMC dealers parts book and they are listed as 2 different parts. From the pictures, the arm that protrudes from the lever pivots underneath the lever on the right as well as the left side. I'll include a picture. This is for a banjo axle. The part numbers are the same for the banjo and the tube style axle. RAY

rjm RAY

Here's a picture of both sides of the tube axle. The part numbers are the same as for the banjo axle levers. RAY

rjm RAY

Ray,
A picture speaks a 1000 words! Shows the L shaped lever resting on top of the long bar. Just what I wanted to know.
Thank you. GEOFF
Geoff Kimler

Geoff, You're quite welcome. It gave me a reason to use my dusty old scanner. RAY
rjm RAY

Ray & Rick,
I finally was able to find time to tackle this job. If there ever was a job that needed three hands this is it. The thing that puzzled me was that neither of the two old manuals I have mentioned or even showed in the picture the hand break lever return spring. I think it said "assemble in reverse order" or something like that. It was a challange holding all three springs in place at the same time and get the lever out the hole in the backing plate. I had to pound things into place. I don't remember having this much trouble with the '69 B breaks, I should take the wheel of that car and see if things look right.
Cheers.
Geoff Kimler

This thread was discussed between 01/04/2011 and 02/05/2011

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