Quick Question about the brakes.....

David Aiketgate wrote: I believe a lot of the problem stems from the movement of the entire servo assembly. This takes up all the initial brake pedal effort, before the brakes are applied with any force.

A brace to hold the the servo steady really does make the brake pedal firmer and all your pressing effort goes to the brakes.

Versions of braces are available similar to (same as) Clive's design. I used a a simple bar between one of the air box bolts and the servo bracket. The brakes felt better immediately!

David, where can you get a ready made bracket for a Mk1?
Also, how do you remove the air box to get at the nuts?
I want to fit this mod before I go to the Track Day at Silverstone, so I have a chance of getting around the bends

Dext924 its worth checking that your pads are not binding up in the brake carrier or calliper (depending on what type of callipers you have) as this can give a dull feeling to the peddle. I have just overhauled my TF's front AP's and back brakes and the car now has some of the best brakes I've ever felt in a car. Poor quality discs and pads can also give avert dead feeling to the brakes aswell just something tobear in mind when buying new stuff. I use mintex on the MG padgid on my jaguar and find them both excellent. Does your front brakes have these callipers fitted? This is mine after I overhauled them and gave them some fresh paint. Ferrester if you are on .org then pm jaylad he makes up brackets and sells them I got 1 off him and the quality is very good, still to fit it tho although I think you might need the newer type snorkle fitted not sure tho.

Well.....
I've been driving for 40 years now, cars and bikes. Many of them quite quick. Also had track only cars. B National Licence. Now tucked behind the pot dog on the mantelpiece.

Maybe we've calmed down a bit but still don't drive like a vicar and a nun. Far from it actually. Her especially :yesnod:

If you want brake mods...... try grafting on two servos, one direct and one remote, with a master cylinder on each: one front and one rear with an adjustable proportioning bias valve between for balance. Put a line lock valve on the fronts so you can spin up the back wheels with the fronts braked. Happy days. Normal for the 70's. for the borderline lawless.

The brakes on the TF I don't really have a problem with: ours has standard set up for a 135 with good quality pads fitted. Never had any close calls. I'm still not convinced about bracing the servo: ours doesn't move: perhaps they improved the later cars: ours is an 06 reg, built in receivership.

The problem as I see it are not so much the fronts but the small pad area of the rears. Meaning quicker wear and less applied braking area.
If I could be arsed at my great age that's wot I'd upgrade. But I can't. Be arsed.

Brakes: not super great but more than ok for the car. In my opinion.

Even the AP set up aint all that...

But then apparently I will kill myself with my 'proper' brakes



Merc SL500 Brembo 4 pots and 333x32mm vented discs up front and Hi Spec 2 pot rears (2x38mm pistons) and 312x25mm discs rear.. :drive: :hgf: