[Healeys] Brake issue

[Michael Oritt]

Michael--

Do you remember the issue and/or can you point me toward it and its
possible resolution?

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 10:11 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Regarding pushrod free play.
> Unfortunately the known problem with 100 master cylinders is internal to
> the cylinder itself and is not resolved by ensuring that the push rod has
> free play.
> Roger Moment wrote an excellent, and of course exhaustive,  article on the
> subject many years back after he encountered difficulties when using
> silicon fluid.
>
> M
>
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 9:42 AM warthodson--- via Healeys, <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I still suspect the lack of proper free play in the brake pedal & this is
>> the easiest to check. Simply adjust the free play, temporarily, such that
>> there is excessive free play & go for a test drive.
>> Gary H
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>> To: Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
>>
>> Kees--
>>
>> That is about the procedure I envisioned following.
>>
>> Since there has never been any pulling to one side I doubt the failure is
>> at one particular corner, but the hoses are at least 15 years old and
>> deserve replacement.  I replaced the MC innards with a kit a year or so ago
>> but will go through it again and replace as necessary.  I'll also flush the
>> system thoroughly.
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 8:39 AM Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Go through each component one by one. Start with new brake hoses if they
>> are still the old fashioned rubber/textile construction. How old are they
>> by the way? Probably decades so renewal was probably well overdue. Also
>> flush the entire brake system with fresh brake fluid as there may be some
>> debris in it somewhere.  Try again and if solved it may well have been
>> collapsed inner wall of one or both of the tubes. If not solved adjust the
>> rod on the MBC. Still not solved, renew or overhaul the MBC and adjust the
>> rod.
>> When rebuilding brake components do NOT use clean brake fluid but the
>> special brake grease from Até, Girling or equivalent.
>> Overheating is unlikely as that will generally lead to complete loss of
>> brakes.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>
>>
>>
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