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Yes Dave, it is still round.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 12:34 PM David P <frogeye@porterscustom.com> wrote:
> ....now that that is sorta settled.. did you look closely to see if the
> clevis pin is still round or something akin to a crankshaft in appearance..?
> On 7/29/2019 10:28 AM, Michael Oritt wrote:
>
> 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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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Yes D=
ave, it is still round.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3=
333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best-=
-Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 12:34 PM David P <<a href=3D=
"mailto:frogeye@porterscustom.com";>frogeye@porterscustom.com</a>> wrote:=
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<p>....now that that is sorta settled.. did you look closely to see
if the clevis pin is still round or something akin to a crankshaft
in appearance..?<br>
</p>
<div class=3D"gmail-m_8265735255627596842moz-cite-prefix">On 7/29/2019 =
10:28 AM, Michael Oritt
wrote:<br>
</div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva=
,sans-serif;font-size:13px">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.=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 fine.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"color=
:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;f=
ont-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,Taho=
ma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">There
is now about 3/4"-1" of free travel after which the b=
rakes
gradually engage and the pedal is about where it was before
I first adjusted things a few months back.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,G=
eneva,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
plan to replace the heat-shield that i removed when I first
fiddled with things.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);fon=
t-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,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,Taho=
ma,Calibri,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" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span s=
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<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva=
,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best--Michael
Oritt</span></div>
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