[ROVERNET - UK] More queries on P6 brakes

[Vern Klukas]

That's funny.

Yours
Vern

>Vern Thanks . These points are not covered in the Rover manual[ for 
>factory trained mechanics .]
>Cheers Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vern Klukas" 
><vern at inkspotco.com>
>To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 12:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] More queries on P6 brakes
>
>>  >Hi
>>>I have the car on jack stands  , the brake callipers  in pieces , 
>>>the master cylinders in place and an operating engine . Is there 
>>>any way to test the servo ?? What should I look for, brake fluid 
>>>somewhere it shouldn't be  . I don't want to rip it apart unless I 
>>>know there is a problem , rebuild kits are too expensive and rare 
>>>to squander on a" just in case ' rebuild.
>>
>>Check for fluid in the vacuum chamber. If it is dry you are 
>>probably in good shape.
>>
>>>The cork floats in the master cylinder level switches have dried 
>>>out and disappeared into a goo of cork flakes in the bottom of the 
>>>reservoirs . is there a quick fix for this , apart from sourcing 
>>>new [ probably dried out ]?? ] float switches ? Abandon the whole 
>>>level warning light system and check the levels regularly ??
>>
>>You can take the switch apart and just replace the cork. I've used 
>>a high quality wine cork in the past, but then I live in a wine 
>>region so they are plentiful lol
>>
>>Yours
>>Vern
>>
>>>All comments gratefully received
>>>cheers
>>>Patrick
>>>
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