Hi All, I'm having lots of fun with the Bedford OY brakes. Basically I am only getting a very low braking effect. On a test drive on grass its impossible to lock any wheel and the braking effect it the same down a hill REGARDLESS of whether the engine is running or not. The servo makes the engine surge slightly but has zero effect on the brakes.
All the brakes at each wheel have been thoroughly gone over, bisectors, adjustors, wheel slave cylinders all 100% good. All the shoes are in nearly new condition, no contamination, all the drums are like new as well. All the pipework is copper, the flexi hoses are in good order and clear of any blockage. Strangely, when bleeding the fronts the fluid would barely dribble out of the bleed nipple even though I was standing on the pedal, (which did not go to the floor but stayed in the usual position)! successfully bled nevertheless.
So, that now only leaves the master cylinder and/or the servo, unless you think different?
I shall be removing the combined servo/master cylinder tomorrow, I've never done this before so any tips would be appreciated. I will strip then down, again never done that before so any advise welcomed.
Only 2 weeks to the YWE which I've promised the organiser I will attend so getting a bit worried now :).
Thanks for reading, Jim.
We are having the same problem aswell what did you do to cure it as it’s front brakes is the problem we have cleaned out the master cylinder and still no change but later we are going to try and see if there any air in and hopefully suck it out…but what did you do and are your breaks ok now?
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We are having the same problem aswell what did you do to cure it as it’s front brakes is the problem we have cleaned out the master cylinder and still no change but later we are going to try and see if there any air in and hopefully suck it out…but what did you do and are your breaks ok now?