The problem I have is that when driving along the brakes seem to seize up after about 10 minutes. I pull over for a couple of minutes and then the car seems to drive ok.
Please help.
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Without trying to sound condescending if you have to ask the question then I'm afraid the only advice is to have a professional look at your brakes. Your life and other peoples depends on your brakes being up to scratch.
Any competent DIY'er would be looking for seized brake calipers which would be indicated by excessive heat from the offending item/s and then stripping, checking and servicing.
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If by 'seize up', you mean locked on, then I've experienced a similar problem.
The servo had light corrosion all over, and had 'shrunk' presumably due to the constant vacuum. This meant the master cylinder operating rod which passed through the centre of the servo was now effectively longer. The servo thought the brakes were applied, and gave assistance, pulling the brakes on.
You can diagnose this by removing the vacuum pipe from the servo. If this removes the problem you know what's causing it. YOU WILL HAVE NO BRAKING ASSISTANCE, AND IT WILL FEEL LIKE SOMEONE'S PUT A BRICK UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL!!!!
I was able to adjust the length of the operating rod by an inbuilt adjusting screw. The relevant Haynes had the necessary instructions.
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