Alan, did the PO mix up the brake and clutch master cyls?
What model Healey?
From memory The brake mcyl has a valve in it to retain pressure.
Clutch doesn't.
Or potentially wrong dia master cyl - power boosted BJ8's are a
different mcyl to non boosted I think?
Chris
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On 12/08/2011, at 9:48 AM, "Alan Grossman" <agrossman at pacific.net>
wrote:
> This is 2 questions.
> My brake pedal stops about an inch above the floor. I have adjusted
> the
> brakes, replaced the front cyls. Checked the rears they are not
> weeping.
> Everything seemed to bleed well.
>
> The po states that he always had the problem of excessive travel( the
> adjusters were broken when I got the car). He rebuilt the master 3
> times. I
> intend to replace it. Anything I am missing?
>
> Also the clutch pedal at rest is about an inch or more closer to the
> driver
> than the brake. This exacerbates the feeling of too much brake
> travel but is
> obviously not the problem. Should there be a stop that holds the
> clutch pedal
> in plane with the brake?
>
> Thanks, Alan
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