Recent content by the_wolf

Just back a drive and the brakes are absolutely perfect. MOT guy can do one, I'll get it tested again somewhere else

I think he's just doing mots by the book and not taking into account the fact that this is a 30 year old defender and it will never be like a modern car

I will. I didn't even take my motor to him for it's mot but the garage that I usually use and that would have passed it no problem is waiting on being signed back off by Vosa so they're using a couple other places for MOTs for now

It's steel braided flexis I've got on

I've spent ages trying different lengths, i know what happens if it's too long and did fall into this trap before. I put a smear of blue hylomar on the end and basically adjusted it until I was only just getting a little on the piston face. That's the best I could do. As I said brakes are there...

Nice to see you about, I thought you'd gone. Is there any way to remedy this if that is indeed the problem?

I could understand if the pedal lost the travel it's got after a couple of pumps once the pistons have moved out to contact the pad but it doesn't, the pedal travel is pretty consistently the same no matter what

Found my old master cylinder and re-fitted it and pedals exactly the same so it's definitely not that. I don't know what else to rule out

So I've did a bit of digging and what I've discovered is that the bore size may not be correct. The standard master cylinder bore is 25mm but apparently some aftermarket ones have a smaller bore that gives exactly the symptoms I've got. Good brakes but longer pedal travel

I know, it wasn't that clear from any video I took. There is only about 15mm free play at the top of the pedal before it starts to act on the brakes though

New brake servo fitted and whilst this one definitely doesn't have any flex when the pedal is being pressed I still feel like the MOT tester wil say it's got too much travel. I know that these arent adjustable behind the pushrod within the servo so it's not that. I don't know what else to do to...

Those panel covers that are riveted on can also be removed for doing puppet shows

It's the prop

That's because it's for a 200, 300 or td5 to upgrade it to take the later type abs servo and improve braking on those. You could fit a new servo of the type already fitted and it'll help but there are a lot of other things you could do that would improve your brakes