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Re: [Healeys] Brake issue

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake issue
From: warthodson--- via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 18:25:32 +0000 (UTC)
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Michael,You are correct in pointing out that there is known problem with th=
e 100 master cylinders. In addition, inadequate free play adjustment of the=
 100 master cylinder could also cause similar symptoms. Adjusting the free =
play seems like the easiest thing to check first.Gary Hodson

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From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
To: warthodson <warthodson@aol.com>
Cc: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>; Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.=
nl>; healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Jul 28, 2019 9:11 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake issue

Regarding pushrod free play.Unfortunately the known problem with 100 master=
 cylinders is internal to the cylinder itself and is not resolved by ensuri=
ng that the push rod has free play.Roger Moment wrote an excellent, and of =
course exhaustive,=C2=A0 article on the subject many years back after he en=
countered difficulties when using silicon fluid.=C2=A0
M
On Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 9:42 AM warthodson--- via Healeys, <healeys@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:

I still suspect the lack of proper free play in the brake pedal & this is t=
he easiest to check. Simply adjust the free play, temporarily, such that th=
ere is excessive free play & go for a test drive.=C2=A0Gary H




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<div>Michael,</div>

<div>You are correct in pointing out that there is known problem with the 100 
master cylinders. In addition, inadequate free play adjustment of the 100 
master cylinder could also cause similar symptoms. Adjusting the free play 
seems like the easiest thing to check first.</div>

<div>Gary Hodson</div>
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From: Michael Salter &lt;michaelsalter@gmail.com&gt;<br>
To: warthodson &lt;warthodson@aol.com&gt;<br>
Cc: Michael Oritt &lt;michael.oritt@gmail.com&gt;; Oudesluys 
&lt;coudesluijs@chello.nl&gt;; healeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Sun, Jul 28, 2019 9:11 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake issue<br>
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<div>Regarding pushrod free play.
<div>Unfortunately the known problem with 100 master cylinders is internal to 
the cylinder itself and is not resolved by ensuring that the push rod has free 
play.</div>

<div>Roger Moment wrote an excellent, and of course exhaustive,&nbsp; article 
on the subject many years back after he encountered difficulties when using 
silicon fluid.&nbsp;</div>

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<div>M</div>
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<div class="yiv0394265488gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 9:42 AM 
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<div>I still suspect the lack of proper free play in the brake pedal &amp; this 
is the easiest to check. Simply adjust the free play, temporarily, such that 
there is excessive free play &amp; go for a test drive.&nbsp;</div>



<div>Gary H</div>

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