Hello! It was so long ago I posted here, I've forgot my username, password and what email address I had at the time. You may wonder if I've forgot my name too ... Well, new account and a new world ...
I replaced the master brake cylinder on my X1/9 before putting the car away for winter rest last year, I then noticed some sticking tendencies but nothing alarming. After picking up the car for this year's warm season the sticking has become quite extreme. On one short trip I could barely manage to get the car home, all four wheels were so badly stuck. I had to drive on first gear with full turbo boost (Uno Turbo engine) the last few meters to my house.
Then, after cooling down, everything worked as normal again. I've read somewhere that the brake pedal rod pushing the master cylinder piston needs to have a significant play, I never checked that when replacing the cylinder. For the moment the car lacks radiator so I cannot go for a testdrive right now.
Please, tell me that the problem is this simple to solve, please do ... Actually, I've never experienced anything like this on any car before, and I've owned many oldies ...
Stefan in Sweden
I replaced the master brake cylinder on my X1/9 before putting the car away for winter rest last year, I then noticed some sticking tendencies but nothing alarming. After picking up the car for this year's warm season the sticking has become quite extreme. On one short trip I could barely manage to get the car home, all four wheels were so badly stuck. I had to drive on first gear with full turbo boost (Uno Turbo engine) the last few meters to my house.
Then, after cooling down, everything worked as normal again. I've read somewhere that the brake pedal rod pushing the master cylinder piston needs to have a significant play, I never checked that when replacing the cylinder. For the moment the car lacks radiator so I cannot go for a testdrive right now.
Please, tell me that the problem is this simple to solve, please do ... Actually, I've never experienced anything like this on any car before, and I've owned many oldies ...
Stefan in Sweden