Ok and breathe...
Thanks for input all of you. I know that one (possibly two) forum member will be relieved at the following news!
So I have working brakes again
I think that they need bedding-in - as in I just need to drive and get things moving and un-sticking but for the first time in 240 ownership I have experienced very light and very sharp brakes (neither dangerously so)
There's some sticking (I'll look at tomorrow as I think it is a new pads and new calipers interface issue) but overall my confidence is back where it should be
In the end, one last round of bleeding and a new repro servo unit courtesy of Brookhouse has done the trick. The new servo because the previous one was having an effect on idle speed which made me suspect that perhaps it was past its prime
Bottom line is that the brakes work
So a question: If you are supposed to change the brake fluid every two year or so, how the hell do you do it without the problems that I have had over the past 3 months, let alone a complete drain-down for a component change?
Nick
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