Hi Folks,
Went for a nice drive this afternoon. After about thirty miles I=
could smell
something burning and the MG slowed time, despite me giving it more and
more gas. As I got
out, all this smoke wafted past me. I looked under the hood - nothing
amiss. Looked in the boot for tools - none there. Looked under the hood=
,
then looked in the boot again for tools - still none there.
Well, I got back in to ponder the predictament.
I stuck my foot on the brake pedal and it was stuck! It woudn't budge. =
Got out the car and, with the hand brake off and in neutral, I couldn't
push it. So it looks like the brakes were not releasing (Jeez, and ther=
e
was me giving it more and more gas - the abuse this car has seen) I felt=
the front and back hubs and neither was particularly hot. Got back in th=
e
car to think and the pedal had now some free play. Fired it up and drove=
back home, no problem.
Anyway, yesterday I had put in a rebuilt brake master cylinder, adjusted
the back brakes to take up slack and also took some slack out of the peda=
l
movement by adjusting the "stoplight switch locking nut" Right now there=
is 3/4" of play before resistance is felt. Oh, confession time: I didn't=
bother "bench bleeding" the master cylinder.
I'm sure this is a classic case of something, though I don't know what. =
(Apart from incompetence, of course) Tomorrow I"ll take off the wheels a=
nd
look at the brakes but in the meantime has anybody got any suggestions.
Thanks everybody.
Adrian (Smoking everyone in his Midget) =
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