Donald!
This is not so uncommon. However, it occurs most often on the clutch pedal
rather than the Brake. That said, it is not such a stretch to think that
after a few years, the clutch would have been fixed and the brake not.
Joe
Donald H Locker wrote:
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> Hi, Chip.
>
> Check the pedal arm where it attaches to the master cylinder clevis;
> sounds to me like the hole in the arm might be elongated. This is a
> point where the linkage wears and the only evidence is that the pedal
> travels a way before moving the MC pushrod. The whole arrangement is
> hidden beneath a rubber boot under the bonnet up high on the scuttle.
> Lift the boot and have a friend press the brake pedal while you watch
> for MC pushrod movement.
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