[Healeys] Healey Brakes

[philritten at aol.com]

All,

The brake pedal has been low on my '58 since I purchased it recently. I took it in to a local shop to have the brakes bled and they told me one of the front cylinders was leaking a little which was kept them from being able to get the pedal to come all the way up. I got two new cylinders (from Moss - I know you want to kill me) and they replaced those. When they were bleeding the brakes the 2nd time they broke (accidentally) the place on the rear cylinder where the bleed screw is goes into the cylinder. So I got two new rear cylinders. They bled the brakes again and the pedal is even worse (it is at the floor on the first pump but comes up after that). They suggested I get a new master (which I have on the way). It looks like all of the cylinders are probably original. Is this somewhat normal when replacing the original equipment and is there anything unusual I should know about a Healey that might get past the average brake man?

Thanks,
Phil