Brake drag

[Huw Powell]

'83 in Europe, '84 in US.

And IIRC, people have reported this before and blamed heat from the 
radiator fan causing expansion of brake fluid?

Huw

On 7/3/2011 1:17 PM, urq wrote:
> ... 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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