I recently had a similar problem on my Mk1 Sprite. What it turned out to
be was the piston in the Master Cylinder not having enough movement in the
return so that the pressure in the pipes could be released through the
pressure release hole. By adjusting the movement of the brake piston the
problem
went away. The car is not stopping because your drums have overheated. The
opposite would be the case if you had disk brakes, which is what I have,
and my front Brakes just locked solid. Very disconcerting!
Tim
BJ8 1967
Frogeye 1959
Tim Ward
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In a message dated 05/05/2010 11:33:55 GMT Daylight Time,
healey.nut@gmail.com writes:
Manuel -
I would highly recommend flushing your brake system and then replacing
your rubber brake hoses. Braking on the 100 is not as good as a disc
braked car, but it is still sufficient for a road vehicle.
Alan
On 5/5/10, Manuel Formosinho Sanchez <ManuelFS@emparque.pt> wrote:
> On intensive use the brakes of my 1955 BN1 get hot very quickly, the
brake
> pedal becomes very hard and the car does not stop. Is this a common
problem?
> Is there a solution?
>
> Thanks
>
> Manuel Sanchez
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