I think I have traced the dodgy brakes to the part circled below with the arrow pointing to it. It's like a T-Piece between carbs I think to create a vacuum for the servo. It's really perished and I can hear it hissing. The circle on the right is just where there is a threaded hole with nothing in it, should there be?

Is this the piece to fix the perished T piece? http://www.justkampers.com/071-129-755-" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... -1983.html
Thanks everybody for your time and help.
Cheers
Josh