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When you say 'failed' I presume you mean the pedal went to the floor? =
Or at least much further down than normal? Or did you have a firm pedal =
but poor retardation? =20
Pedal to the floor is unlikely to be hoses, they either burst and stay =
burst, or develop a flap internally that stops that brake (or both rears =
assuming the same as the MGB) from coming off or going on. If a caliper =
hose it will cause either severe dragging or strong pulling to one side.
Pedal to the floor is either pressure seal failure or air, but air is =
unlikely to come and go. I've had an MGB clutch master that did much =
the same and it turned out to be the spreader behind the pressure seal =
with a chunk broken away, causing the seal to cock in the bore =
intermittently.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----=20
=20
Took it out for a test, and the brakes work pretty well, driving =
perhaps a mile with numerous application of the brakes, just once, the =
brakes pretty much failed and I had to pump it quite a bit. Then they =
worked fine again just fine for the rest of the test drive. Car sat for =
about an hour, then I took it out again for another test drive. Exactly =
the same - brakes worked great except just once it was like they failed, =
but after a good bit of pumping they came back up and I drove it back =
in, testing the brakes numerous times with good results.
=20
We don't know how old the hoses are; that's my next item to replace.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>When you say 'failed' I presume you mean the pedal =
went to the=20
floor? Or at least much further down than normal? Or =
did you=20
have a firm pedal but poor retardation? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Pedal to the floor is unlikely to be hoses, they =
either burst=20
and stay burst, or develop a flap internally that stops that brake (or =
both=20
rears assuming the same as the MGB) from coming off or going on. =
If a=20
caliper hose it will cause either severe dragging or strong =
pulling to=20
one side.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Pedal to the floor is either pressure seal failure =
or air, but=20
air is unlikely to come and go. I've had an MGB clutch master =
that=20
did much the same and it turned out to be the spreader behind the =
pressure seal=20
with a chunk broken away, causing the seal to cock in the bore=20
intermittently.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal>Took it out for a test, and the brakes work =
pretty well,=20
driving perhaps a mile with numerous application of the brakes, just =
once, the=20
brakes pretty much failed and I had to pump it quite a bit. Then =
they=20
worked fine again just fine for the rest of the test drive. Car =
sat for=20
about an hour, then I took it out again for another test drive. =
Exactly=20
the same =96 brakes worked great except just once it was like they =
failed, but=20
after a good bit of pumping they came back up and I drove it back in, =
testing=20
the brakes numerous times with good results.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>We don=92t know how old the hoses are; that=92s =
my next item to=20
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