mk111 sticky rear disc brake

Sorry I was so cynical Les, I do wish I had access to all that info, never came up in any of my searches.

I'm not so savvy with the Internet, getting better the more I use it.

I have platinum pads in the front but they were too hard in the back. Tried AP, again too hard then ended up using some garden variety (might be Emgo or Asian) which whilst they probably won't last long, give a nice progressive pedal.

That 1/2" kit for the front was a bitch, seems the pucks were too far back in the caliper so had to blow the pads onto the disc with compressed air before it would bleed, took me a few days to get it sorted. Very little difference between the platinum and AP's in the front, the soft pads feel a bit grabby, but I do have drilled disc's, might be different on undrilled. Wish I new about Access Norton before then!

Wasted a good cap making a pressure bleeder.........

Brake hose ordered, will post result. I tried local suppliers and found one with AN fitting adapters which had the correct end, but not a long enough thread to work with the mounting bracket and lock nut.
If the brake pedal is depressed, the pads drag every time then eventually release if left for ten minutes or so. This points to a blockage of some kind in the return path of the oil. Could be the hose or I may need to disassemble the master cylinder.

Thanks to all for the advice and to Les for pointing me to the Lockheed sheets.

Glen

The brake hose was the problem, it is impossible to blow air through the old one, must have collapsed internally. Have installed the new hose and will bleed the system tomorrow.

Glen