Back on the road today after 2 months laid up with a knackered propshaft.
There now seems to be a an intermitant problem with the brakes .
Sometimes when stopping they seem weak and and you have to push the pedal hard to the floor then the next time you stop they are fine , the brake pedal is easier to work and seems to travel a little further. A few months back I had a drive in a Morris minor traveller and the brakes do seem similar. The Minor owner told me it did'nt have servo assisted brakes so I'm guessing .its a problem with the brake servo .
Prior to the 2 months off road the brakes were fine so I can't understand the sudden problems , Maybe they need bleeding ?, not that I know what that entails
I was hoping they will sort themselves out after a few journeys , any advice would be greatly appricated.
EREG340
P.s There's plenty of brake fluid in it and no warning lights on the dash.
There is a hard black plastic pipe from the brake servo to the inlet manifold, it has a one way valve in it remove the pipe and try to blow down it. if you can blow down it, turn the pipe round and blow down the othe end, you should not be able to, if you can, the one way valve is dead might be worth trying a bit of wd40 to free it up if that proves to be the case, if its all ok take off the front wheels and CAREFULLY lever the calliper pistons back into the callipers, and pump the pedal to force them back out again, repeat as neccessary untill everything is nice and free. Do not apply any grease or oil to the calliper pistons as it can damage the seals.
Good luck
Iain
hi it may be that the brake servo hose
has collapsed where it meets the manifold..... the rubber hose on the plastic pipe
these have a tendancy to go brittle and colapse
good luck
Had a go at it, but could'nt find the Haynes manual (as usual ) and so took it down to the garage which I normally use. The mechanic fiddled about with it and got me to pump the brake pedal a few times. He says it looks like the brake servo is knackered and so Its going in to be fixed next Wednesday, Any idea what sort of price I'm looking at to get it put right ?, The mechanic said best avoid using brake parts of scrap cars as they've often not moved for ages and its the 2 months off the road that caused the problem with my car.
I guess from oyur user's name that you have a 340.
It's the 1.4 isn't it?
If your problem is the one I'm thinking of, you loose your brakes when the engine is in high temperatures. I mean, it happens when you've been driving few miles, isn't it?
Tell me if it's correct, and I'll look in my haynes for the technical words in english to explain the solution
Hello Quentin,
The problem is rather odd, I made a trip to the supermarket the other day which was a round trip of about 3 miles , the hightest speed I attained was 40mph and traffic was heavy in town so I was using the brake quite a bit as the traffic was queing up at junctions and roundabouts.
This problem occured with the brake on 2 occasions during that journey and then was fine again the next time I braked. I'm pretty sure its as a result of not having used the car for 2 months. Its not that braking actually decreases when it happens its just that I have to press harder on the pedal if that makes any sense.
Apart form this its a real pleasure to have the car back on the road.
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) and so took it down to the garage which I normally use. The mechanic fiddled about with it and got me to pump the brake pedal a few times. He says it looks like the brake servo is knackered and so 
