<div dir="ltr"><div>Paul -</div><div><br></div><div>Could be several things including a failed hose, stuck caliper, failed master, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd start by raising the car (perhaps one end at a time) and seeing if the problem is all 4 corners or if just one or a pair of brakes are not effective.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course after a long spell off the road the disc may have a nice coating of rust that will usually clear off with use but may give you some poor braking for the first few stops.</div><div><br></div><div>If not that, then my next suspect would be a bound up caliper (or two) which would be revealed by examining as noted above.</div><div><br></div><div>Could be the master cylinder but master failures I have had usually either leak or fail completely (pedal to the floor).</div><div><br></div><div>I doubt the immediate problem is in the rear brakes (though they may also have a problem) as you can lose those completely and scarcely notice.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Paul Willoughby <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paulwilloughby007@gmail.com" target="_blank">paulwilloughby007@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Haven't driven the TR4 in a few years other than an occasional trip around the block every 6 months or so. Last weekend I started it and drove it up the hill to the stop sign. Uh oh, no brakes, (maybe 25% stopping power). Was able to coast down the hill using the e-brake with a little assist from the pedal.</div><div> </div><div>When I had started it, the brakes felt firm. I had pumped them a couple times to make sure they worked. I might have been a little over zealous and may have felt a pop or a snap on the last pump. I don't drive the car enough to have a feel for it anymore. But now the pedal isn't as firm.</div><div> </div><div>Fluid reservoir was fine, maybe 3/4" low. I rebuilt the master cylinder years ago and changed to silicon fluid. </div><div> </div><div>Can anyone steer me in the right direction for a diagnosis? I was thinking broken spring in the master cylinder, but Moss doesn't list one, not even in the rebuild kit, so must not be a common failure. Could I have pushed the little rubber plungers in the master cylinder past their stop point?</div><div> </div><div>paulw</div><div>56 TR3</div><div>64 TR4</div></div>
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