zeaphod

Well-Known Member

• Jan 27, 2017

• #21

bankz5152 said:

This is a good read, i have a similar issue with my 110. It stops fine but it could be alot better! I feeling I should replace the master

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Land Rover brakes can and should feel powerful. I recently replaced my servo and put new seals into the master cylinder. My Mot brake effectiveness for the fronts afterwards was at almost 80% - close to my Volvo! The servo is easy to change - 30mins job.

 

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Rorie

Active Member

• Jan 27, 2017

• #22

just a further thought.... if i am using a pressure bleeder (putting fluid in at pressure throughout the reservoir), do i still need the engine running? Will the servo help in that situation?

 

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lynall

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Full Member

• Jan 27, 2017

• #23

As said above Ive had new callipers that have dry pistons and when pedal released the pistons go back in a tadge, enough to need two pedal pushes.

 

Dragonwalker

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #24

 

bankz5152

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #25

 

zeaphod

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• Jan 28, 2017

• #26

Rorie said:

just a further thought.... if i am using a pressure bleeder (putting fluid in at pressure throughout the reservoir), do i still need the engine running? Will the servo help in that situation?

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Not in my experience.

 

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mike77

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• Jan 28, 2017

• #27

Any chance the master cylinder got damaged while bleeding the brakes with the pedal?

Never happened to me but I believe if you extend the pedal past its normal length of travel while bleeding you can blow the seal in the master.

 

flat

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• Jan 28, 2017

• #28

zeaphod said:

Land Rover brakes can and should feel powerful. I recently replaced my servo and put new seals into the master cylinder. My Mot brake effectiveness for the fronts afterwards was at almost 80% - close to my Volvo! The servo is easy to change - 30mins job.

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absolutely aggree with this, they are a big caliper, twin piston setup made by a big brake manufacturer. they should be good as hell.

 

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Rorie

Active Member

• Jan 29, 2017

• #29

Thanks for all the help folks.

I went and bled the brakes (again!), but with the engine running. No further air came out of the lines, so i think it is indeed a 'new calliper syndrome'.

But why is this? Is it only a short term thing until the callipers settle in? Or would it be a different design which requires the adjustment to the servo rod?

I'll look to adjust the servo rod this week and hopefully that will solve the problem.