Magnus,
Are there any parts in particular that you feel create this problem? Is
it just in the friction material, so that if the correct combination
between front and rear is used, the problem will be eliminated?
Thanks.
Charlie
Magnus Karlsson wrote:
> It can be very dangerous if the rear wheels lock up before the front.
> Unfortunately fixing the servo won4t cure that condition.
>
> If you assemble a Healey brake system today, correctly and with all new parts,
> you will find that in most cases the rear brakes lock before the front
> ones. I think that most people never actually test this and thus are not aware
> of the problem. I don4t know if it was the same when the
> cars were new and different materials were used in the brake pads and linings.
> I have tried to make the companies supplying parts
> aware of this problem but had no response. I have also mentioned the problem
> on this list several times without getting much attention.
>
> Magnus Karlsson
> www.concourshealeys.com
>
>
>
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> 18 okt 2010 kl. 02.42 skrev Greg Mandas:
>
>
>> On my Sunday drive I had occasion to lock up the brakes. A person in the on
>>
> coming lane was in a hurry to turn left and since I wasn't tailgating it must
> have appeared there was enough of a gap to shoot. For anyone from
> Connecticut, I was on RT-25 southbound at RT-136, in Stepney. Nuff said.
>
>> The rear wheels locked and the fronts didn't. The brake booster on my BJ8
>>
> isn't working, so the brakes are functional but hard. I'm figuring the lack
> of a functional booster isn't a factor.
>
>> Is this locking typical or do I have work to do?
>>
>> Greg
>> 65BJ8
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity.
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