Dear Benjy,
Sure sounds like air in the brake lines to me. Bleed 'em!
John Peloquin
On Tue, 27 Feb 1996, The Warped Goat wrote:
> I have a 1968 MGB with a strange brake problem. They work fine, it's just
>how
> they work that is strange. When you depress the pedal initially when trying
>to
> -slow down, the brakes grab quite well, and it seems like one's foot is about
> halfway between the floor and the undepressed resting place. However, if one
> then lets off the brake, the pedal will return and if one then depresses the
> brake it's much more responsive. The pedal does not travel nearly as much as
> the first time, and the brakes *seem* more effective.
> - As I said, the brakes work quite well, especially if one pumps them to
> take advantage of the lesser travel after the first stroke. Maybe this is
>the
> normal effect of hydraulic brakes on lbc's, or maybe something is funny about
> the master/slave cylinder. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
>
> Benjy Edwards.
>
>
> benj@proxima.cc.colorado.edu 1968 MGB MkII
> b_edwards@rikki.cc.colorado.edu 1992 Trek 2300 Dura-Ace STI
> bedwards@goedel.cc.colorado.edu 1992 Rocky Mountain Hammer
>
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