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Steady on, Paul - my brass piston length is the same as standard, one and 15/16 inches; and the diameter is about a thou under the 1 inch bore size. Hence the piston did work, but now with new primary and secondary cups/seals it's been a real struggle.
The alteration to the "rib" on the brass piston should improve the way the secondary seal sits, and thus the function of that piston; but the g...

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Driving style? If a strap is doing anything then that wheel is about to leave the tarmac.

Sounds like you have the wrong piston there if Tony's is 1 inch and yours is 1-15/16.

Use either C&C (Holland) or Knights Old School Brake Service (QLD Australia) as recommended on our Links page - https://www.mg-cars.org.uk/imgytr/links.shtml#Brake_/_Friction_Systems

1 15/16ths, Willy.

Why last my staps 29 years and 190.000km?

John--so what's the exact overall length of your piston

The original straps seem to be made of a webbing fabric which has been coated with some sort of tar protection . I have the remains of one on an old Frogeye axle. I doubt they had much stretch.

There is more than one source of these, with varying levels of reinforcement. Some have none. Add in the length variations and they are a nightmare to stock. We bin quite a few.

I know my place. Lol.

I don't prime the pump other than the oil in it when I fit it, and I fill the oil filter when fitting that.

Then with the plugs out, I spin the engine to build oil pressure. Never had a problem.