Re: SER1 'loss of pedal pressure'

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Hi Will,

Excellent! Glad that's the right answer. Fault diagnosis by email is always
a bit hit or miss.

Don't worry about 'silly' questions. Everyone had to learn these things
somewhere along the line and there is no merit in struggling to re-invent
the wheel when someone probably has the information you need at their finger
tips.

I put my hi-lift under the appropriate bit of the rear cross member too
(with a lump of wood to protect things), there isn't really anywhere else
that I can think of.

Graham






> > William,
> >
> > Its almost certain to be a cylinder seal gone (especially if you
> > haven't
> > seen a leak anywhere else with a visual check)
>
> ...is the right answer. thank you very much.
>
> I've ordered a repair kit from craddock, and look forward to spending
> tuesday hunting around the corners of my workshop for the spring that
> went ping.
>
> i also discovered that some of the wheels were missing the third screw
> that holds down the drum. i assume this is Very Bad and have ordered
> some of those too.
>
> While I'm here, let me ask: where would you put the hi-lift when
> working on a back wheel? i just tuck it under the rear crossmember, but
> that doesn't seem right, somehow.
>
> thanks again,
>
> will
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >  - if you take each brake drum
> > off in turn the offender will probably be obvious!
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Graham W
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William Ross" <will@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> > To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> > Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 4:26 PM
> > Subject: SER1 'loss of pedal pressure'
> >
> >
> >> dear s1,
> >>
> >> My 58 88 has just lost nearly all its braking, which gave me a rather
> >> exciting journey home using low ratio to get down our very steep hill
> >> and the handbrake to stop at the bottom :(
> >>
> >> The pedal travels to the floor with almost no resistance: I assume I
> >> have a leak somewhere. I can't find it, so I think I'll take the
> >> opportunity to replace all the brake lines and hoses, then replace all
> >> the fluid. Checking the master cylinder is a bit beyond my competence,
> >> I fear, but I would like to trace the rest and reassure myself of its
> >> safety. The PO was good at this kind of thing but sometimes a bit
> >> cavalier...
> >>
> >> Does this sound like a reasonable approach to you? or should I be
> >> assuming that the cylinder seals have gone and investigate that before
> >> i start ripping out pipes?
> >>
> >> Any advice, cautionary tales or shouted admonitions would be very
> >> welcome: I'm new at this.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> will
> >>
> >>
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