Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Brake System Restoration on a 1959 Silver Cloud II: Part 2

[@hughtube1]

Great video and explaination. I need to do this on my car as well. I hope you post the information on the reinstallation and adjustment of all the rods and handbrake. Great help Thanks Hugh

[@johnsworkshop3312]

Thanks Hugh. Yes, the next video will address the adjustment of the rods but probably not of actual reinstall since I didn’t get video of that part.

[@russellfrancisjr.2407]

Highly recommend replacing the oil seal on the transmission that can leak into the servo while it’s off.

[@johnsworkshop3312]

Good point. I’ll show some video of that replacement in the next video.

[@russellfrancisjr.2407]

Great video but you didn’t show how much fun it is to get the servo out of the car….😉

[@johnsworkshop3312]

Yeah, I wish I had shot that part. Thanks for your comment!!

[@thatguy11224]

Hey John I'm restoring a 1961 Bentley continental which is pretty much the same as this however in my car as soon as the car is put into gear the servo moves and fully pulls the brake cylinders as if the brake is fully applied was hoping you would have an idea why this happens.

[@The1InchPunch]

John, I'm literally in the middle of helping bring back the brakes on my buddy's 59. We too had to take the upper master out twice (for us, it just got stuck when compressed). The servo seems to be the next issue for us. I have never seen one working so sorting out what it's supposed to act like has been a problem. The brake pedal just drops without any resistance. Any thoughts?

[@johnsworkshop3312]

Cool that you are working on the same project. My thought is that the brake pedal feel is based on the rear mechanical expanders, and so there must be an issue with the linkage that goes back to the mechanical expanders at the rear brakes.

[@thatguy11224]

Hey John I'm restoring a 1961 Bentley continental which is pretty much the same as this however in my car as soon as the car is put into gear the servo moves and fully pulls the brake cylinders as if the brake is fully applied was hoping you would have an idea why this happens.

[@thatguy11224]

And the brakes cylinders and servo don't return to their original position until you get under the car and sort of manually do it yourself

[@johnsworkshop3312]

@@thatguy11224 sounds like either the brake clutch material is rusted to the disk that turns when you roll, or the linkage is jammed up and causing the servo to be engaged when it shouldn’t be.

[@thatguy11224]

​It is a left hand drive car can you please let me know which linkage you're talking about? I would love some detail as I've already spent a lot of time and money into fixing this car and parts aren't available here as I live in Dubai. ​@@johnsworkshop3312

[@thatguy11224]

@@johnsworkshop3312 hey John. Thanks for the reply I'm hoping you can let me know which linkage you are talking about as I have a left hand drive car. And also if there's any other things that might be causing it. So I can check it all out together. The car is in Dubai and you know the weather here doesn't allow me to go after it day after day.

[@johnsworkshop3312]

@@thatguy11224 I am thinking that if the servo clutch disk is not frozen to the drive plate (both inside the servo) then the two levers that actuate the servo must be jammed apart somehow. That will cause the clutch plate and drive plate to be pressed toward each other. Or it could be in the mechanism that translates the separation of those levers into the compression force driving the plates together. I hope you figure it out at your next visit to the car.