Brake probs

57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 May 2005, 4:42 pm

#360477

Fitted all new slave cylinders on the bus last week as I had NOS ones and they had shit themselves and leaked..
Drove it for a few days and everything was great, nice pedal feel ,as I had adjusted the brakes, well on the cruise today I noticed that the pedal got hard and eventually I had to stop as the brakes were stuck on. on all 4 wheels????
I backed them off and everything was O.K. again, I had fitted a new master cylinder last year but I think it might be knackered and not allowing the fluid to return and so locking the brakes on .

Anyone have any other ideas.

Cheers
Dave

toplessbug Fahrvergnugen

879 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 May 2005, 6:35 pm

#360543

is the pushrod to long, which wont allow the piston to return home to fully uncover the return port .get them stuck on again then remove the p/rod and see what happens if nothing release the pressure fitting in the side of the mc and if all is good again then mc is knackered

jakjones Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 22 May 2005, 8:12 pm

#360595

ya gotta have free- play @master/push-rod !!

57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 May 2005, 1:07 pm

#360885

Will try,Thanks all

Cheers
Dave

VolksFolks Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,869 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 23 May 2005, 1:55 pm

#360907

Dave i had exactly the same problem, and yep, now you have new cylinders the rod will now be too tight, i scratched and scratched my head for ages when it happened to me, then i realised DOH!, haha, good luck

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57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 May 2005, 2:41 pm

#360929

I will adjust it tomorrow and let you know.
Been too busy latley to have a look.
Thanks again.

Cheers
Dave