billy
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 06:51 PM |
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AAAAAAHHHH straight on
My dam brakes seem to just lock up me front wheels when hard braking, and before you all say dont press so hard...... its not that they seem to start
working then they like grap the disc and lock the wheel  nearly went straight on twice today braking hard for a bend. im using sierra calipers on RS
turbo discs and some fast road ferodos. is this a common thing lads????
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 07:54 PM |
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You'll probably get used to them eventually. Are they new pads and disks? They'll get keener when they bed in so I'd look at trying
some different pads before you have a disaster.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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sgraber
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 08:29 PM |
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What's the size of your master cylinder?
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 08:33 PM |
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have you used a servo?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 08:34 PM |
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And are you using a servo?....As you really dont need one form what I hear....
[edit]Dammit....beaten to it
[Edited on 10/5/05 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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billy
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 08:45 PM |
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dunno what size it is, ill look at it and see no servo used
[Edited on 10/5/05 by billy]
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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nick205
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 09:02 PM |
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What leverage ratio have you got on the brake pedal? It may be that you have too m uch leverage, which is killing the 'feel' of the
brakes
There has been discussion on here before and the recommended ratio seems to be roughly 5:1 for a non-servo set-up.
HTH
Nick
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Stu16v
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 09:40 PM |
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Or p'raps there is something wrong with the rear brakes...
Dont just build it.....make it!
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ray.h.
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 05:04 PM |
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Do you have the pipes plumbed in back to front this will may cause the brakes to come on in the wrong sequence then over brake on the front, but i,m
probably wrong,i think?
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billy
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 09:32 PM |
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stu looks like you might have hit the nail on the head m8, just jacked it up and there is no rear braking at all looks like the master cylinder is
at fault, the threaded bar going into the cylinder feels like its poped off as its all loose My god this could of been real nasty
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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