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I got serious with the car this morning and after loosening the locking nut
I shortened the rod's effective length by about 1/2", then locked
everything down and went out for another test drive. I drove about 15-20
miles using the brakes from normally to hard, including several
just-short-of-emergency stops from about 60 mph to 0. Despite all this,
and with the engine at 180-190 on another pretty hot day the brake pedal is
staying where it should and everything seems fine.
There is now about 3/4"-1" of free travel after which the brakes gradually
engage and the pedal is about where it was before I first adjusted things a
few months back. Why my shortening of the pedal's travel did not present a
problem at the time I did it is a bit baffling and I can only think that
lower ambient temperatures must have played a role. In any case things
seem back to normal, though I do plan to replace the heat-shield that i
removed when I first fiddled with things.
Thanks everyone for their patience and suggestions.
Best--Michael Oritt
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style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Gene=
va,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I got serious with the car this morning and a=
fter loosening the locking nut I shortened the rod's effective length b=
y about 1/2", then locked everything down and went out for another tes=
t drive.=C2=A0 I drove about 15-20 miles using the brakes from normally to =
hard, including several just-short-of-emergency stops from about 60 mph to =
0.=C2=A0 Despite all this, and with the engine at 180-190 on another pretty=
hot day the brake pedal is staying where it should and everything seems fi=
ne.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,=
Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style=3D"color:r=
gb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:13px"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,T=
ahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">There is now about 3/4"=
;-1" of free travel after which the brakes gradually engage and the pe=
dal is about where it was before I first adjusted things a few months back.=
=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,A=
rial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Why my shortening of =
the pedal's travel did not present a problem at the time I did it is a =
bit baffling and I can only think that lower ambient temperatures must have=
played a role.=C2=A0 In any case things seem back to normal, though I do p=
lan to replace the heat-shield that i removed when I first fiddled with thi=
ngs.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahom=
a,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34=
);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px=
"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calib=
ri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thanks everyone for their patience and=
suggestions.=C2=A0 =C2=A0</span><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana=
,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb=
(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-=
size:13px">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div>
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