[Mgs] brakes

[James Schulte]

Peter
At this point, I take all constructive suggestions from all the people like 
you that work on these cars daily. One never knows what may work one time 
and not another. I've been working on mine for over 10 years and it never 
seems to amaze me how finicky they can be.
Safety Fast,

Jim Schulte
Aquatic Coordinator Souderton S.D.
Co-Secretary Philadelphia MG Club
Co-Coordinator MG 2008
Eastern HS WP Officials Scheduler





>From: Peter C <peter at nosimport.com>
>To: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>,        "James Schulte" 
><schultejim at msn.com>, <Mgs at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Mgs] brakes
>Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:43:20 -0600
>
>Paul,
>         Agree completely. It seemed that the car was fine until driven, 
>not a time factor. Maybe I misunderstood his description, or maybe 
>"sponginess" is a little vague.
>         I'm just sensitive to this as we spent time bleeding the brakes on 
>the race car only to find the closest wheel's bearings had given up.
>         Peter C.
>=
>At 10:37 AM 12/4/2007, Paul Hunt wrote:
>
>>Run-out gives long initial travel, but not spongy, then after the first 
>>pump and assuming you have come to a standstill, each successive press of 
>>the pedal, no long how long you wait, will have a normal pedal feel.
>>
>>Poor hand brake adjustment also gives a long pedal and no sponginess, but 
>>you will get that same sensation with every application even at a 
>>standstill.
>>
>>With air in the system you get a long travel *and* spongy, but with a 
>>couple of pumps this will seems to give a normal pedal.  But leaving it 
>>just a few seconds, even when stationary, the pedal will go long and 
>>spongy again.
>>
>>With bulging hoses you will get near normal travel but sponginess with 
>>every application.
>>
>>Of course you could have any combination of the above ...