Brake drag

urq urq at pacbell.net
Sun Jul 3 10:17:54 PDT 2011


... there was no T44 in '83 ... I believe '85 was the first year for the T44
... 

The behavior you describe sounds more to me like moisture in the brake
system ... which may well have damaged the brake M/C.  I'd recommend that
you try replacing the brake fluid to see if it makes a difference.  

I'm not so sure what the problem with rebuilding brake M/C or wheel
cylinders would be ... assuming you can buy rebuild kits.  As long as the
pistons and cylinder bores aren't damaged a rebuilt M/C should be safe.
Most of the parts you will find will likely be rebuilt anyway ... and I
think I'd trust my rebuild over many of the ones available in the stores.
If you don't trust your skills you can find a local rebuilder who can
rebuild your M/C.

Steve Buchholz

-----Original Message-----

Recently acquired a 1983 Type 44 200. It seems that once it gets warmed 
up, the brakes start sticking heavily. You can get them to release by 
jabbing at the brake pedal a bit, but they'll soon stick again.

I seem to recall this is a symptom of a bad master cylinder. I also seem 
to recall that the received wisdom is that rebuilding the MC is a false 
economy - is that right? (I'm afraid I'm not gunning for longevity here 
- it needs to last a few months and then the interesting bits will get 
lifted for spares for a quattro).

Thanks for help,

Richard



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