<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This morning I got under the car and shortened the brake actuating rod's length by spinning the nut two full turns. Though this probably does not amount to much more than 1/16" I think that is all it will take, assuming the issue was that the fluid return hole was being partially or fully blocked by the seal/piston when things heated up and tolerances tightened down. We'll see--unfortunately I will not be able to take the car for an extended drive until tomorrow ore Sunday.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thanks to all for their input.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 9:51 PM Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">During this evening's rides to and from a nearby destination the brakes felt fine and pedal travel was normal--naturally! </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I hope to get under the car tomorrow.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM Perry <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com" target="_blank">healeyguy@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-1539017095988671666gmail-m_4202390969920220988WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">High pedal, meaning that the brake pedal does not travel downward when applying foot pressure, is indicative of wheel cylinders or caliper pistons not moving in their bore. The fluid in the master cylinder has less space to travel to and therefore remains high. Since there is more heat coming off the front brakes a suspect the problem is in that (front brakes) area. I suppose if there was a blockage in the master it could act the same way but don’t remember that ever happen to me previously. </p><p class="MsoNormal">But I’ve been wrong before…..</p><p class="MsoNormal">Perry</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">Michael Oritt</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, July 25, 2019 5:10 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:healey100m@me.com" target="_blank">Randall Hicks</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Austin Healey</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Brake issue</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I'm going for a short ride in a little while to a destination nearby and I will carefully observe if the pedal gets high and hard and if the brakes drag, etc.</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>If there is a collapsed line the condition should appear relatively quickly don't you think? OTOH if it does not appear before the car heats up that might be significant. </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I am sometimes a sucker for easy solutions....</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Best--Michael Oritt</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:33 PM Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">NEWSFLASH:<br><br>After letting the car sit for a few hours I just checked the pedal and it has gone back to normal with an inch or two of motion, same as it was before i started out this morning's drive.<br><br>At the same time i adjusted the pushrod length a few months back I also removed some exhaust heat-shielding and have not yet gotten around to replacing it. Given the high ambient temperatures I wonder if heat is getting to the MC, causing the brakes to somehow stay partially or fully activated? <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:29 PM Randall Hicks <<a href="mailto:healey100m@me.com" target="_blank">healey100m@me.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Swollen (inside) brake hose not releasing fluid???</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Randy</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div id="gmail-m_-1539017095988671666gmail-m_4202390969920220988gmail-m_-5968309692687112733gmail-m_8043499434626532399AppleMailSignature"><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br>On Jul 25, 2019, at 4:25 PM, Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Nope--Dot 3/4.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 3:27 PM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Silicone fluid?</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">M</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 2:36 PM Michael Oritt, <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">During a drive today I noticed that the brake pedal is higher and harder than normal and as I come to a stop it definitely feels as though the brakes are dragging, plus there seemed to be a lot of heat coming from the front brakes.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">I suspect a problem with the master cylinder but would appreciate any suggestions as to what the issue and fix might be.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net" target="_blank">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a 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