Brake servo

[neilbridges]

Hello all, i wonder if anyone has a 1.8 Marina brake servo for sale , my brakes are locking on after a short while and a tell tale leak trickeling down directly under the cylinder. Can any one help please.I am due to go away in the car in 2 weeks. Cheers Neil

[MarinaCoupe]

If you've got a brake fluid leak, you need to fix the master cylinder not the servo, there's no liquids in the servo unless they have leaked in from the master cylinder.


Chris

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[neilbridges]

Hi Chris, yes thanks, i had this some time ago and renewed the master cylinder. But the rubber in the servo splits and the fluid is draw throught the servo from the master cylinder. Replaced the master cylinder about 18 months ago, and fitted a second hand servo a and i think that has now gonenow.

[Kilroy]

Regardless of how recently you replaced the master cylinder - it is faulty.

The booster can only contain fluid if your master cylinder is leaking under vacuum.
I have also had a master cylinder that would cause the brakes to stay on when things got hot under the bonnet because the overhaul had not been successful.

You should return your master cylinder to whomever overhauled it and tell them it is faulty.

Really.

[neilbridges]

Hello all, thanks for the replys. Yes it was the master cylinder, changed seals i had as spares and all is well now. Thanks again. Neil