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Re: [Spridgets] Brake Bleed p.s.

To: HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Brake Bleed p.s.
From: Paul Van Wig via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:51:17 -0800
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The extended reservoir is a standard MGA part. That can be picked up
separately.

Paul Van Wig

Big Bear/Lakewood, CA


On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 11:06 AM HealeyRick via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> What I'm going to tell you will probably get the other Spridge folks upse=
t
> because it flies in the fact of common knowledge.  I can only tell you wh=
at
> happened when we finished a disc brake swap on a friend's bugeye that had
> already been started.  Initially, we purchased a new TRW 3'4" bore MC.  T=
he
> car had standard rear drum brakes.  Try as we might, we couldn't get a ha=
rd
> pedal, even after installing stainless lines all around.  We screwed arou=
nd
> with pushrod adjustment, still no dice.  What we finally ended up doing w=
as
> purchasing one of these 7/8" inch MCs with an increased reservoir:
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/200920716753?fits=3DModel%3ASprite&hash=3Ditem2e=
c7ced5d1:g:fdsAAOxy02dRf~cB
> I'm not sure whether we trimmed the pushrods down a bit as well as it was
> one of the many things we tried.  Might be worth a shot if you get
> desperate.  My motto, "If it doesn't;t work, keep throwing new parts at i=
t
> until it does."
>
> Happy Healeying,
> Rick Neville
>
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> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Clearance on master pushrod correct.
>> Mike
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 12:53 PM Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Should have asked this before, but did you change pushrods when you
>>> changed masters?
>>>
>>> > On Jan 18, 2022, at 3:41 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > =EF=BB=BF
>>> > Hi Mike,
>>> >
>>> > Do you have the proper clearance on the master pushrod at rest?
>>> >
>>> > Rick
>>> >
>>> >>> On Jan 18, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
>>> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >> =EF=BB=BF
>>> >> It's  a new AP Lockheed master.
>>> >> Mike
>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The extended reservoir=C2=A0is a standard MGA part. That c=
an be picked up separately.=C2=A0 =C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><p style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Paul Van Wig</p><p style=3D"font-siz=
e:12.8px">Big Bear/Lakewood, CA</p></div></div></div><br></div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 20, 20=
22 at 11:06 AM HealeyRick via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli=
d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Mike,<div><br></di=
v><div>What I&#39;m going to tell you will probably get the other Spridge f=
olks upset because it flies in the fact of common knowledge.=C2=A0 I can on=
ly tell you what happened when we finished a disc brake swap on a friend&#3=
9;s bugeye that had already been started.=C2=A0 Initially, we purchased a n=
ew TRW 3&#39;4&quot; bore MC.=C2=A0 The car had standard rear drum brakes.=
=C2=A0 Try as we might, we couldn&#39;t get a hard pedal, even after instal=
ling stainless lines all around.=C2=A0 We screwed around with pushrod adjus=
tment, still no dice.=C2=A0 What we finally ended up doing was purchasing o=
ne of these 7/8&quot; inch MCs with an increased reservoir:<a href=3D"https=
://www.ebay.com/itm/200920716753?fits=3DModel%3ASprite&amp;hash=3Ditem2ec7c=
ed5d1:g:fdsAAOxy02dRf~cB" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ebay.com/itm/200920=
716753?fits=3DModel%3ASprite&amp;hash=3Ditem2ec7ced5d1:g:fdsAAOxy02dRf~cB</=
a>=C2=A0 I&#39;m not sure whether we trimmed the pushrods down a bit as wel=
l as it was one of the many things we tried.=C2=A0 Might be worth a shot if=
 you get desperate.=C2=A0 My motto, &quot;If it doesn&#39;t;t work, keep th=
rowing new parts at it until it does.&quot;</div><div><br></div><div>Happy =
Healeying,</div><div>Rick Neville=C2=A0=C2=A0</div></div><div id=3D"gmail-m=
_3906621554306055369DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM M=
ichael MacLean via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net=
" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Clearance on =
master pushrod correct.<div dir=3D"auto">Mike</div></div><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 12=
:53 PM Rick Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:refisk@chartermi.net"; target=3D"_bla=
nk">refisk@chartermi.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex">Should have asked this before, but did you change p=
ushrods when you changed masters?<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jan 18, 2022, at 3:41 PM, Rick Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:refisk@ch=
artermi.net" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">refisk@chartermi.net</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; Hi Mike,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Do you have the proper clearance on the master pushrod at rest?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Rick<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; On Jan 18, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_=
blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt;&gt; It&#39;s=C2=A0 a new AP Lockheed master.<br>
&gt;&gt; Mike<br>
<br>
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