On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Dennis Skog wrote:
> Still have not been able to find a reasonable brake master cylinder for
> my sisters MGA. I'm not even sure at this point if she needs one, Mabye
> the problem is correctable with her existing master cylinder.
> What happens is that the car is driven a few miles and the brakes are
> applied a few times, they do not fully release but continue to bind more
> and more with each application.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Dennis Skog '66 MGB (baby) his
> '60 JAG MK I (reggie) hers
> '58 MGA sisters
It may be in the mc, but other things to check are a mechanical
malfunction in a brake causing extreme heat build up, and a flexible
brake hose that is failing internally and acting as a one-way valve.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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