[Tigers] Dad's Clutch and Servo

[Ron Fraser]

Jay
	Seems to me I had a similar problem many years ago.   I remember I
bled the front brakes several times because there were some black specks in
the fluid but the braking problem persisted.   The real problem was the
Master cylinder was creating the black specks, the seals were deteriorating
and hanging up the master cylinder piston.  I had to rebuild the Master
cylinder to cure the problem.

	If the Master cylinder piston is not returning to the correct
position it will leave pressure in the system that the servo will amplify.
Any debris from the Master will probably migrate to the Servo and start
hanging some of it's parts.   You should check for any records about the
Master cylinder, maybe it needs a rebuild.

Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jay Laifman
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 2:01 PM
To: Tiger's Den
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Dad's Clutch and Servo


Assuming that there is something wrong with the servo - and not the brake
lines because it did not pull to either side and I replaced the lines not
all that many years ago.  I would think that if I have a collapsing brake
hose, the chances that both are going simultaneously is pretty slim.

So assuming its the servo, what is it, and might it "get better" simply by
driving it more, as I've been doing?  When I realized that the brake pedal
was higher and harder than it should be, I rapped it hard with my foot a
couple times and it seemed to release.  The pedal hardness went back to
normal and the brakes were no longer grabbing.

I'd love to know if it will fix itself.  But, I'd hate to melt my brakes
too.

Also, to disconnect this problem, can I do so simply by taking off the
vaccuum hose (and blocking it)?  Or do I have to bypass the fluid too?

Thanks,
Jay
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