mgb brakes have gone!
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got into the car last night and there seemed to be a distinct lack of brakes!
hardly any feel in the pedal,it go's all the way down to the floor.very little breaking achieved but eventually does stop the car.checked hose to the servo and the obvious fluid level and they seem ok.the day before it drove fine???
due to it having a sound floor,the fred flintstone approach to stopping it is not on the cards....
any suggestions welcome!
hardly any feel in the pedal,it go's all the way down to the floor.very little breaking achieved but eventually does stop the car.checked hose to the servo and the obvious fluid level and they seem ok.the day before it drove fine???
due to it having a sound floor,the fred flintstone approach to stopping it is not on the cards....
any suggestions welcome!
Edited by crispian22 on Thursday 15th March 18:49
thoughts off the top of my head:
if it's that bad obviously don't use the car
when you say you checked the servo hose do you mean for air leaks and security of fixing or for fluid leak
what did the bake fluid in the reservoir look like in constancy and colour
when was your brake fluid last changed?
have you checked the flexi- hoses, front calipers, rear cylinders and shoes
how does the handbrake feel
if it's that bad obviously don't use the car
when you say you checked the servo hose do you mean for air leaks and security of fixing or for fluid leak
what did the bake fluid in the reservoir look like in constancy and colour
when was your brake fluid last changed?
have you checked the flexi- hoses, front calipers, rear cylinders and shoes
how does the handbrake feel
yes I did wonder if you meant it seems like lack of servo for feel but that won't account for lack of pedal feel youd just be pushing the pedal harder than youre used to if it was just lack of servo assistance
check all your bleed nipples and perhaps could there be air still in the system
check all your bleed nipples and perhaps could there be air still in the system
crispian22 said:
after doing a bit of research as you do,it would point towards a seal in the master cylinder? would this sound right?
ta.
seals do go and can be replacedta.
don't know about Bs but with Midgets some say to replace seals other say better now to replace master cylinder as seal replacements now can be short lived or unsucessful
anything newly made that contains rubber can be suspect
don't assume it's seals without checking I'd think you should see evidence of failure by pulling back boots and covers, have someone pump the brakes if required
Edited by na on Saturday 17th March 00:14
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