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<DIV><FONT size=2>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? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>We don’t know how old the hoses are; that’s my next item to
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