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Re: [Healeys] Brakes issue

To: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brakes issue
From: Perry <healeyguy@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:04:56 -0400
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Drum brakes on 100 six are not self adjusting. If no obvious leaks I would a=
djust brakes. If pedal is higher and not soft after adjustment you have the a=
nswer.=20
Perry

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 30, 2015, at 1:51 AM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk> w=
rote:
>=20
> Just received this, below, from Niels on behalf of that friend of mine, Ce=
cil, who is en route to Copenhagen. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Ple=
ase reply to the list or to Niels direct. As it happens and typically, I am o=
ff to Thailand for three weeks so, depending on connections, may be pretty o=
ut of touch.
> However, I wonder how much air is getting into the system. I know it doesn=
=E2=80=99t take much.......If air gets in to the system, surely it=E2=80=99s=
 replacing fluid? ie, he may have a leak somewhere, albeit a small one.????
> Maybe look at every inch of the system and hope to find a joint with a loo=
se connection....tighten it up and bleed the system.
> Now, the car is a 100/6 with drums all round. Cecil inferred in an email y=
esterday that he=E2=80=99d more or less had to keep his speeds up on the aut=
obahns. Maybe he=E2=80=99s worn the brakes a bit? I know NOTHING about the d=
rums on the front of a 100/6 except I=E2=80=99d imagine they=E2=80=99re not d=
issimilar to my Mk II=E2=80=99s rear drums. How well do they self adjust? Co=
uld it be that he just needs to adjust up his brakes all round??
> I=E2=80=99ve cc=E2=80=99d Cecil, above so gurus can approach home direct.
> I=E2=80=99m sure he=E2=80=99d be very grateful for any suggestions.
> Simon
> =20
> =20
> Cecil has contacted me, he has some problems, he writes:
> =20
> =E2=80=9CI'm in Hamburg at present and should be in Copenhagen later today=
.
> I'm having trouble with my brakes. Not loosing any fluid but air is gettin=
g into the system somehow. Unfortunately I'm not a mechanic and I could use s=
ome help.=E2=80=9D
> =20
> If you on the list have any ideas please share them and I will try to help=
 Cecil.
> =20
> Niels
> =20
> Fra: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] P=C3=A5 vegne af Simo=
n Lachlan
> Sendt: 13. juli 2015 12:08
> Til: healeys@autox.team.net
> Emne: [Healeys] Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
> =20
> Another try..............
> A good friend of mine is driving up to the CHGP. He=E2=80=99s driving up i=
n his 100/6 through France, Holland, Germany etcetc. I was hoping to garner s=
ome contacts, addresses etc for him prior to his departure. (So far, not hav=
ing much luck). He will, quite sensibly be taking a pile of spares and tools=
, but one can be fairly certain that one will not have the one thing that on=
e needs. Hence the hope for a few numbers/addresses.
> Anything out there????
> (When my car gave up in France, it was the battery. I was in a small town s=
o finding a battery shop was not hard. The trick was in noticing that the po=
les were reversed so that I=E2=80=99d have been back to front had my navigat=
or not noticed!! Is it them or is it us? I wondered.)
> Simon
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Drum brakes on 100 six are not self ad=
justing. If no obvious leaks I would adjust brakes. If pedal is higher and n=
ot soft after adjustment you have the answer.&nbsp;</div><div>Perry<br><br>S=
ent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jul 30, 2015, at 1:51 AM, Simon Lachlan &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk";>simon.lachlan@homecall.co=
.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><meta http-eq=
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oNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">Just received this, below, from Niels=
 on behalf of that friend of mine, Cecil, who is en route to Copenhagen. Any=
 ideas would be much appreciated. Please reply to the list or to Niels direc=
t. As it happens and typically, I am off to Thailand for three weeks so, dep=
ending on connections, may be pretty out of touch.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">However, I wonder how much a=
ir is getting into the system. I know it doesn=E2=80=99t take much.......If a=
ir gets in to the system, surely it=E2=80=99s replacing fluid? ie, he may ha=
ve a leak somewhere, albeit a small one.????<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">Maybe look at every inch of the sy=
stem and hope to find a joint with a loose connection....tighten it up and b=
leed the system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
color:#1F497D">Now, the car is a 100/6 with drums all round. Cecil inferred i=
n an email yesterday that he=E2=80=99d more or less had to keep his speeds u=
p on the autobahns. Maybe he=E2=80=99s worn the brakes a bit? I know NOTHING=
 about the drums on the front of a 100/6 except I=E2=80=99d imagine they=E2=80=
=99re not dissimilar to my Mk II=E2=80=99s rear drums. How well do they self=
 adjust? Could it be that he just needs to adjust up his brakes all round??<=
o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">I=E2=
=80=99ve cc=E2=80=99d Cecil, above so gurus can approach home direct.<o:p></=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">I=E2=80=99=
m sure he=E2=80=99d be very grateful for any suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">Simon<o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding=
:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"fon=
t-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color:#1F497D">Cecil h=
as contacted me, he has some problems, he writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color:#1=
F497D">=E2=80=9C</span><span lang=3D"EN-US">I'm in Hamburg at present and sh=
ould be in Copenhagen later today. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span lang=3D"EN-US">I'm having trouble with my brakes. Not loosing any f=
luid but air is getting into the system somehow. Unfortunately I'm not a mec=
hanic and I could use some help.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">If you on the list have any ideas please share th=
em and I will try to help Cecil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an lang=3D"EN-US">Niels<span style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></spa=
n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color:#1F497D"><o=
:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B=
5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D=
"DA" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-ser=
if&quot;">Fra:</span></b><span lang=3D"DA" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Healeys [<a href=3D"mailto:=
healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <=
b>P=C3=A5 vegne af </b>Simon Lachlan<br><b>Sendt:</b> 13. juli 2015 12:08<br=
><b>Til:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.ne=
t</a><br><b>Emne:</b> [Healeys] Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DA"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Another try..............<o:p></o:p></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">A good friend of mine is driving up to the CHGP. He=E2=
=80=99s driving up in his 100/6 through France, Holland, Germany etcetc. I w=
as hoping to garner some contacts, addresses etc for him prior to his depart=
ure. (So far, not having much luck). He will, quite sensibly be taking a pil=
e of spares and tools, but one can be fairly certain that one will not have t=
he one thing that one needs. Hence the hope for a few numbers/addresses.<o:p=
></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anything out there????<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal">(When my car gave up in France, it was the battery. I was i=
n a small town so finding a battery shop was not hard. The trick was in noti=
cing that the poles were reversed so that I=E2=80=99d have been back to fron=
t had my navigator not noticed!! Is it them or is it us? I wondered.)<o:p></=
o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote>=
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