A tentative update...
How I have managed to bleed air out of the system so many times I do not know for sure. I do have some suspicions tho'. Read-on...
Turns out that the replacement servo fitted as part of the saga had its adjustable operating pin adjusted quite a long way out; when you slackened-off the m/c from the servo, the pin pushed the m/c away. In other words the pin was applying pressure on the m/c all the time
I think that meant that the brakes have been binding slightly all the time and that explains why after a shortish journey, the brakes began to bind and squeal (and possibly also heat the brake fluid)
Pin now slacked-off (maybe a little too much) so there is now a little (1/2") slack in the brake pedal. I am using quite a lot of brake travel for a given brake demand, but the brakes are even and would pass an MOT
So I am going to put some miles on the old girl and when the MOT comes round in Jan, a job to do at that time will be to readjust the operating pin and remove some (but not all) of the brake pedal slack
So here's a question: does anyone on the forum know what the factory setting for the servo pin should be?
As ever thanks for all your help and concerns
Nick
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