long pedal after sport-brake swap
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I pressed in the cylinder, slowly by hand multiple times, then with a wood clamp thingy that compresses the piston really slowly. What's this pump you speak of?
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better one at harbor freight. That one you linked to won't hold the pressure unless you are still pumping it.
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or... sigh... same thing but cheaper at sears. Oh well, sears is 10 miles from me, and HF is only 2
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...7058000P?mv=rr
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or... sigh... same thing but cheaper at sears. Oh well, sears is 10 miles from me, and HF is only 2
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...7058000P?mv=rr
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The Sport brakes use larger pistons in the calipers and a larger master. Putting the front pistons on and leaving the rest of the system alone is going to give you more pedal travel, no matter how well you bleed the system.
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fyi, I do not think this is related to the brake valve.
Thanks for chiming in.
Last edited by hustler; Jan 27, 2009 at 06:55 PM.
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There is tape on that link as well. I might have some scraps if you come South of the River.
I had this 1 inch slop before with the stock brakes, and the same one inch slop with the sport brakes.
Its like 1 inch of nothing, then firm pedal. From what I remember it was the same with another MT netters car, so I just learned to live with it. Braking performance has always been very predictable and consistent.
Its like 1 inch of nothing, then firm pedal. From what I remember it was the same with another MT netters car, so I just learned to live with it. Braking performance has always been very predictable and consistent.
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There is tape on that link as well. I might have some scraps if you come South of the River.
Same with me. It is annoying. I adjusted some of the play out with an adjustment to the Master, but didn't want to do too much and have them dragging. Might do this next time the car is up in the air.
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There is tape on that link as well. I might have some scraps if you come South of the River.
Same with me. It is annoying. I adjusted some of the play out with an adjustment to the Master, but didn't want to do too much and have them dragging. Might do this next time the car is up in the air.
Chris
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Kill the engine, pump the brake pedal till all the vacuum is gone. Now, do you STILL have the 1" of slack before it gets hard? If so, you have slack before the master. If it's now hard as soon as you touch it, air.
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So no slack after the dead pump means slack in the master/pedal connection?Chris
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I don't understand what you're asking. Reread what I said above. With bigger calipers and not a bigger master, there will be more travel. But that doesn't mean there will be a "dead" inch in the pedal by any means.
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edit: If I pump it, its rock hard, instantly.
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Also get a screwdriver and tap on the calipers with the handle. Helps to get tiny air bubbles stuck to the sides of the cylinders to "let go" and float to the top where they can be bleed out.
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