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    Aug 06, 2021 5 minutes
    Edited by Ray Ingman

    E-type brake delay

    Q Could you give me some advice on why the brakes on my Series 1 4.2 E-type roadster stick on momentarily after applying the pedal, albeit they soon release?

    Everything has been rebuilt and the master cylinder replaced with a new unit. Three pot Series 2 calipers are fitted to the front and when these and the rears were stripped, there wasn’t a blemish in the bores. A larger Series 3 servo replaces the original, fitted some time back and now rebuilt with new internal seals. Any ideas please?

    John Goldsmith

    A This is a question that crops up from time to time. First, is the system filled with silicone brake fluid, or has it ever been? These products appear to react with the seals throughout the rather unusual dual-line servo/single-line master

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