Tamora Braking Failure

[optimax sniffer]

Went down to garage today to see if the Tamora would start as its be left for 6 weeks or so. Good news is that it started without a problem.

The problems started when I took it down the road. Got to the first junction (only a few hundred yards and barely stopped in time, I noticed that the pedal was a bit soft, but put it down to corroded discs all round. Went down the dual carriage way to warm the car up at a steady 40mph. Tried brakes a few times gently which seemed to get worse with a softer pedal. Tried a harder brake application, but still didn't get a lot of resistance. Fortunately the road was quiet, so I tried until I got a decent rate of deceleration. The only braking force I got was from the left rear brake. The left rear eventually locked up briefly, but I couldn't feel and braking force from any of the other corners.

Where should I look first?

I'll look at hoses for cracks / leaks etc
Reservoir level

Cheers,

Iain

[TVR_owner]

Iain,
Was the gear change ok?

[optimax sniffer]

Yes, the changes were fine

[peteA]

Seized pistons....?

[Hollowpockets]

Maybe seized pistons from lack of use but maybe just sticky pads, take the wheel off, remove the calipers and pads and give calipers a good spray with brake cleaner and use a screwdriver to scrap off any hard baked on brake dust clumps around where the pads move.

Also change brake fluid and check for leaks.

[optimax sniffer]

Cheers for the input. Hopefully I'll get round to it soon, but we are moving house in a few weeks, so it will probably during winter hibernation