Brake-down

Well the Cooper has hardly turned a wheel this year. As mentioned Mallory was a disaster. Since then I have changed the brake fluid and in the workshop there is a firm pedal. I now need to check the travel out and ensure there is no brake fade. At Mallory going into the hairpin I had a pedal as long as furlong. Frightening!



I might have a bash at the Silverstone test on 20 November but will need to change to the silencer as it is a 105db limit. Unsilenced it is louder and I can't afford to upset the folk in Silverstone and Whittlebury villages.



Going back to the brakes I might try a higher DOT specification. I was running some funny silicon stuff. I also will change the drop gears. Unlike the Hewland boxes, my T56FJ has an ERSA box and to change the drop gears you need to remove the gearbox-the drop gears which effectively change the ratios-sit on the front of the box. No cassette type arrangement with the ERSA! Touch wood I have not had a major problem with the ERSA box. They have a reputation for being hard to live with but then I am used to the Amilcar. Must be a French thing.