Having thought about it a bit more, I'd wager a C-note--Canadian or American
dollars, whichever is worth more today--that the problem is with the seal on
the inner wall of the large vacuum/gas cylinder. I suspect the dry lubricant
has been worn down--or the rubber seal has become brittle or sticky--and this
causes the gas piston to not be able to retract after braking (it does have a
large spring under it). Since your symptoms seemed to have come on gradually
this is logical. Actually, the seal is formed by a leather seal, and the rubber
ring is there to keep pressure on the leather seal.
Usually, the servos fail when the seal on the gas piston shaft--known as a
'gland seal'--becomes brittle and/or breaks causing the servo to suck brake
fluid into the vacuum cylinder (if you're losing brake fluid mysteriously you
may find it in the gas cylinder). For this reason--and general principles--if
you choose to rebuild yourself you should do a full rebuild with a kit (even
though, theoretically, you may be able to get by with just re-coating the
inside of the gas cylinder with a dry lubricant).
I used an older version of this product, and it has worked well for many years:
http://www.associatedindustriesinc.com/store/solid-and-dry-film-lubricants/sandstrom-28a-solid-film-lubricant/
Bob
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
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Our BJ8's (Phase II) brakes are not releasing properly.
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Geoff and Carol
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