MM Brakes.

[phillm2005]

Hi dose anyone know if the brake cylinders on my 1949 lowlight tourer are the same as later cylinders? I am watching some on Ebay and it says they fit minors from 1948 to 1971?????

[mike.perry]

The front cylinders are different but the whole back plate can be swapped without changing the drums so that later cylinders can be used.
I am not sure about the rears, I have heard that they are the same but I have never checked.

[RobThomas]

MM cylinders are different, but, as Mike says, the later 7 inch complete brake assemblies from a car circa 1954 to 1962-ish will bolt straight onto the MM uprightsand will allow those lovely £9 steel cylinders to be used instead of the alloy £40 MM ones. same shoes etc but you'd be best advised to get a set of brake backplates and then invest in some new cylinders and shoes. I've just done this conversion to my 1952 as a temporary measure and it took less than 3 hours to complete, including driving to the garage where the car is stored.

Rob

PM if you want more details or tessa dot thomas at tesco dot net
01446 795489

[mike.perry]

Rob,
Are the rear cylinders different?
I know about the front ones. I find that with the brake drum off and a clamp around the working piston, a good shove on the brake pedal is normally enough to free the stuck piston. Then a clean up and smear of Rubberlube and push the piston back in and problem sorted