The rear brakes are manually adjustable, so you could check that. If it's
the front, the flex hoses might be old and swollen up inside, preventing
fluid from flowing back out of the calipers. Or the piston seals could be
old and hard.
Have you done any brake work at all on the car?
on 5/11/01 5:45 PM, AGreenberg@aol.com at AGreenberg@aol.com wrote:
> Hey Group,
>
> I just timed my engine, and set the idle tonight and decided to take my
> maiden voyage to the end of the street after 5 months of restoration.
> I bought the car in November, started the engine but have never driven it.
> After about a quarter of a mile of reasonable driving and braking I decided
> to stomp on it and brake hard. I quickly realized that my brakes were
> draging. I jacked it up to see if the emergency was lock-up...nope. Plenty
> of fluid, nice peddle height etc....Is there a check valve somewhere that is
> problematic? Any other ideas??
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Alex
>
> 1976 MBG soon to be spring and summer Daily Driver.
> 1993 Subaru Legacy LE - painfully reliable
> 1974 Ducati 750GT - exquisitely beautiful Motorcycle
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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