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                                                                   Exhibit 24.01





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                        /s/ Jack M. Gallagher 
                                    ---------------------------
                                        Jack M. Gallagher


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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                        /s/ Robert W. August 
                                      ------------------------
                                          Robert W. August



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                        /s/ Frederick M. Danziger 
                                     ------------------------------
                                           Frederick M. Danziger



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                        /s/ Peter J. Solomon 
                                     -------------------------
                                           Peter J. Solomon



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                           /s/ Donald Glickman
                                     -------------------------------
                                             Donald Glickman



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                            /s/ Lionel B. Spiro
                                         ------------------------
                                              Lionel B. Spiro



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                        /s/ Burton S. August 
                                  ------------------------------
                                          Burton S. August



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                        /s/ Charles J. August 
                                     -------------------------
                                          Charles J. August



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director
of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Corporation"),
constitutes and appoints LAWRENCE C. DAY to be his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities in connection with the filing of the Annual Report of Form
10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (the "Form
10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to sign the Form 10-K and
any and all amendments related thereto and to file the same, with any exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this power of attorney has been signed by the following director on
June 25, 1996.




                                       /s/ W. Gary Wood
                                 --------------------------
                                         W. Gary Wood