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minichick Guest	brakes Jul 28, 2008 21:33:59 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by minichick on Jul 28, 2008 21:33:59 GMT 1 I like brakes, wish I had some ;D

dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 28, 2008 21:33:59 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 28, 2008 21:33:59 GMT 1 Is there a kink in any of the brake pipes for the front brakes.??

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brakes Jul 28, 2008 21:47:14 GMT 1

Post by taffy1967 on Jul 28, 2008 21:47:14 GMT 1

Have you had the callipers off recently? If they haven't been fitted the right way around then you will get problems.

I think the bleed nipples need to be at the top??? (I'm not 100% certain on that, but having them the wrong way around is bad news).

Apart from that are the hoses in good shape?

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taffy1967 turbo Forum cagoule '1959-2000 Original & Best' Posts: 4,345	brakes Jul 28, 2008 21:52:42 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by taffy1967 on Jul 28, 2008 21:52:42 GMT 1 Well I've heard of the servo filling with brake fluid when the seals go.
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dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 28, 2008 22:06:43 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 28, 2008 22:06:43 GMT 1 Could well be the regulator. The piston inside may be a tad jammed. Tap it with a persuader. A No 3 should do it.

dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 28, 2008 22:23:21 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 28, 2008 22:23:21 GMT 1 Does the brake pressure switch light still come on.??

dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 28, 2008 22:41:01 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 28, 2008 22:41:01 GMT 1 Okay. If there's plenty of fluid coming out of the rears and a drip from the fronts then it sounds like the pressure regulator. Can't think what else it could be. (says he with drum brakes all round.)

ljonez turbo Built not bought Posts: 3,734	brakes Jul 28, 2008 22:49:58 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ljonez on Jul 28, 2008 22:49:58 GMT 1 if the regulator is ok then its probly the master cylinder, its posible that the seal for the front has worn and the rear is still ok.
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ljonez turbo Built not bought Posts: 3,734	brakes Jul 28, 2008 22:57:01 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ljonez on Jul 28, 2008 22:57:01 GMT 1 you can buy repair kits for them but if the bore is scored its new cylinder time
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brakes Jul 28, 2008 23:14:51 GMT 1

Post by ljonez on Jul 28, 2008 23:14:51 GMT 1

just read that u got a servo so u'd want this

www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=32974

i re-sealed mine a few years ago and worked fine untill a month or so ago when it failed completly which was intresting to say the least.

so a new one was bought

www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=37134

and their not cheap, lets hope its somthing else on your mini

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dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 29, 2008 20:10:05 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 29, 2008 20:10:05 GMT 1 Any news on the brakes Phil.?

minichick Guest	brakes Jul 29, 2008 20:16:29 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by minichick on Jul 29, 2008 20:16:29 GMT 1 I think they are fine, the car does stop. But Phil thinks otherwise

dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 29, 2008 20:30:30 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 29, 2008 20:30:30 GMT 1 Did you try bleeding them again Phil.

braceuself 2010 AKA Shirley who's gonna give me a push? Posts: 1,591	brakes Jul 30, 2008 22:17:24 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by braceuself on Jul 30, 2008 22:17:24 GMT 1 i got a prob with brakes.in the dry they work perfectly but when its wet they pull the car badly to the left.how on earth can it only affect brakes on one side?any ideas?
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dai9fxey supercharged You. BLEEP. I WARNED YOU. Posts: 9,861	brakes Jul 30, 2008 22:34:00 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dai9fxey on Jul 30, 2008 22:34:00 GMT 1 Hmmm. That's a good one. If it's pulling to the left it means the offside front brake is not working as it should.

braceuself 2010 AKA Shirley who's gonna give me a push? Posts: 1,591	brakes Jul 31, 2008 9:21:12 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by braceuself on Jul 31, 2008 9:21:12 GMT 1 i know but they work perfect in the dry.its happened every time its rained.how can it affect one and not the other?i'm stumped.just have to put a cocktail umbrella over the calipers :-)
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brakes Jul 31, 2008 14:45:23 GMT 1

Post by ljonez on Jul 31, 2008 14:45:23 GMT 1

Jul 30, 2008 22:17:24 GMT 1 braceuself said:

i got a prob with brakes.in the dry they work perfectly but when its wet they pull the car badly to the left.how on earth can it only affect brakes on one side?any ideas?

have you got the water sheilds fitted to both sides?

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taffy1967 turbo Forum cagoule '1959-2000 Original & Best' Posts: 4,345	brakes Jul 31, 2008 17:06:57 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by taffy1967 on Jul 31, 2008 17:06:57 GMT 1 Perhaps one of the calliper pistons are sticking? Corrosion or a build up of brake dust could be the cause?
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braceuself 2010 AKA Shirley who's gonna give me a push? Posts: 1,591	brakes Jul 31, 2008 21:06:41 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by braceuself on Jul 31, 2008 21:06:41 GMT 1 both shields are on.i just wont brake in the wet :-)
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taffy1967 turbo Forum cagoule '1959-2000 Original & Best' Posts: 4,345	brakes Aug 1, 2008 0:11:43 GMT 1 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by taffy1967 on Aug 1, 2008 0:11:43 GMT 1 Maybe it's something simple like are your tyre pressures right and what state are your tyres in? i.e. do they have plenty of tread (1.6mm minimum) and are they of the same type both sides?
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