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    Them's the brakes

    I thought it would be nice to have some working brakes on the s1, rather than rely on my clutch control. I just use it on the property so I'll have a go at it myself. Having taken a first look at the rear wheels , I notice the passenger side appears to have a different fitting to the drivers side and possibly on the drivers side something may have sheared off at the point the brake line enters the rear wheel? The lines appear connected to the wheels ok - but the rear lines at least are shot. I have taken a look at the workshop book/google etc , but it looks nothing like what I can see. Does anyone know what that fitting is on the rear left and why its not on the other wheel?
    As usual all comments gratefully received.
    cheers,

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    I have seen that type of fitting before, but never on brakes, I would suspect a previous owner bodge, cheers dennis ps happy to be proved otherwise,,.

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    that is a banjo to flare adaptor.

    Ive seen them on brakes before but never a series rover.

    I suspect you will have the wrong slave cylinder in the wheel OR it been bored out to take a banjo thread due to the cylinder stripping.
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    It probably belongs to a 80" front wheel cylinder.
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    Thanks Gents.

    so are we saying, fit the correct wheel brake cylinder and you can do away with the banjo adaptor?

    cheers,

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    Impossible to say by just looking at a picture. But yes, if that is a 86" with 3/16" brake pipes then there is good chance that it would be a straight swap. Keep in mind that previous owners could have done anything just to keep the car going.
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    Understood.
    its a 57 88. I’ll take a squint and see if any of it makes sense to me.
    thanks for replying.
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    Instead of 86" I should have said 54-58 with 10" brakes.
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    It appears to me that something damaged the brake pipe resulting in a shorter pipe. That adapter simply extends it so it can be used.

    Just sayin'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark61 View Post
    I thought it would be nice to have some working brakes on the s1, rather than rely on my clutch control. I just use it on the property so I'll have a go at it myself. Having taken a first look at the rear wheels , I notice the passenger side appears to have a different fitting to the drivers side and possibly on the drivers side something may have sheared off at the point the brake line enters the rear wheel? The lines appear connected to the wheels ok - but the rear lines at least are shot. I have taken a look at the workshop book/google etc , but it looks nothing like what I can see. Does anyone know what that fitting is on the rear left and why its not on the other wheel?
    As usual all comments gratefully received.
    cheers,

    d
    It appears that someone has bodged an 80" wheel cylinder and front banjo fitting to your 10" rear brake. From memory the 80" has 1/4" pipes and 7/16" UNF banjo bolt and brake pipe threads and the 86" onwards had 3/16" pipes and 3/8" UNF wheel cylinder threads. Lucky for you, the 86" & 88" wheel cylinders are cheap and easy to find. The 86/88 brakes don't use a banjo fitting on the front cyliders, the flexible hoses screw directly into the wheel cylinders. I have modified 86" onwards wheel cylinders to fit my 80" by tapping the thread out to 7/16" UNF to suit the larger 80" pipes. Wheel cylinders for 80" brakes are very expensive and hard to find. Looks like you need a complete brake rebuild, so go the whole hog and start out fresh using silicone brake fluid. It has transformed the brakes on my 80". Penrite seems to be the best value and is readily available. The main advantages are reduced internal friction in the master and wheel cylinders and it does not absorb water or need flushing every two years. Make sure you replace the brake shoe return springs. You will enjoy bleeding them. Lucky for you, the 3/13' pipes are easier to bleed tham the 1/4" pipes! all the best. 5380

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