Thanks for your all the responses. I think I may have solved it. I
re-read the brakes troubleshooting
section of the manual. It said if the brakes are dragging look to see if
the filler cap hole
is plugged. This rung a bell because I recently changed from a plastic
replacement cap to
an old original metal cap. I also put an o-ring around the base of the
filler neck to make an even tighter seal. Sure enough the hole was plugged
and I removed the o-ring. I switched back to the
plastic cap. It also said to not over fill the MC. The fluid should be 1/4
inch from the filler threads.
My fluid was way above that to the point that the MC weeped through the
cardboard gasket.
This done I went for a ride and the pedal stayed put, no excessive firming
up.
Could the problem possibly be that simple? Why would no hole in the cap and
an over filled
MC cause a firming of the pedal?
Thanks again,
Jim Rowan
60 Sprite
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