RazMan
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 posted on 20/1/07 at 12:54 PM |
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Bias Bar Setup Question
Quick question - when adjusting the bias bar, to get more braking force on the front, do I move the spherical bearing towards or away from that
side?
I have been fiddling for a while now and I can't seem to make much difference 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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BenB
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 01:01 PM |
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It pushes hard on the MC nearest the bearing 
linky
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jonno
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 01:03 PM |
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Stop fiddling & get driving 
Have you got your numbers plates sorted yet ?
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RazMan
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 01:14 PM |
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I'm sorted now - all on the road but still have scary brakes. No servo and brand new discs & pads so I've got to do some weight
training to bring my right leg up to spec
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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BenB
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 01:26 PM |
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I know this is probably a stupid question but have you cleaned the discs if they're new? Mine had a thin film of anti-rust waxy lacquer on them
when new and all applying the brakes did was shine them up even more!!! Cleaning that off them (with meths) made a big difference (even when using the
same pads).... even then it took 20-30 miles for the brakes to really bed in....
[Edited on 20/1/07 by BenB]
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RazMan
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 02:28 PM |
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During my two year build the discs went a little rusty so I am confident there isn't a coating on them. The swept area of each disc is starting
to look more polished so I know the calipers are working correctly and they appear to be improving gradually (50 miles so far) but the whole car just
feels underbraked at the moment which is a bit scary.
[Edited on 20-1-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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jonno
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 05:43 PM |
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Silly question but have you driven a car without a servo before ?,and can you lock the fronts up with a good stamp ? have you got any heat into the
green stuff pads ?
[Edited on 20/1/07 by jonno]
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RazMan
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 11:06 PM |
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I must admit it has been a long time since driving a non servo braked car - probably 20 years! Having said that I was still shocked at the amount of
leg power needed to stop the car - the first time was a true 'brown trouser' moment due to the new pads & discs. Now that things are
starting to bed in the force is not quite as bad but I still cannot get anything locked up yet ....... I might have to look closer at changing the
master cylinder size or caliper piston size if they dont improve much more.
[Edited on 20-1-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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JB
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| posted on 21/1/07 at 12:12 PM |
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Sussing Things Out
Often the best way to work out which way to move things is to go to the extreme, then it is easy to know which way for a small change.
In the bias bar case if the pivot was inline with the front MC then you will get 100% on the front......
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