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Interesting topic.
I just had my rear drums turned, and I was surprised at how little wear =
there was on the shoes.
I guess the engineers at BMC put in the smaller cylinders as a kind of =
default brake bias control.
Stephen, BJ8
> On Aug 27, 2019, at 12:29 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> Have to agree with Kees on this one.=20
> We have a brake bias control on AHX12 and I can certainly attest to =
the fact that when the conditions change to "wet" removing a lot of rear =
braking is absolutely essential to prevent the car from swapping ends.=20=
> As most road cars don't have adjustable brake bias I would be very =
careful in trying to increase the rear braking.
> When braking into a corner the last thing you want is the rear end =
coming around, particularly in the wet.
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> M
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> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:09 PM Kees Oudesluijs =
> Whatch out driving in the rain as the rear brakes will lock the rear=20=
> wheels much quicker than with the smaller pistons.Rear brakes are only=20=
> providing a small portion of the total brake force.
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> Kees Oudesluijs
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> Op 27-8-2019 om 18:04 schreef Chris Dimmock:
> > Hi Men
> > Has anyone else ever changed their rear wheel cylinders from 3/4 =
inch to 7/8 inch?
> > I just did. Sick of the rear brakes doing nothing. Freeloaders!!
> > Yes, no problem with seized wheel cylinders, no problem with the =
flexible hose - just bugger all wear on the rear linings.
> > I'll let you know how it goes on my BJ8
> > Best
> > Chris
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class=3D"">Interesting topic.</div><div class=3D"">I just had my rear =
drums turned, and I was surprised at how little wear there was on the =
shoes.</div><div class=3D"">I guess the engineers at BMC put in the =
smaller cylinders as a kind of default brake bias control.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Stephen, BJ8<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Aug 27, 2019, at 12:29 PM, Michael Salter <<a =
href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
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class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: "comic sans ms", =
sans-serif; font-size: small;">Have to agree with Kees on this one.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: "comic sans ms", =
sans-serif; font-size: small;">We have a brake bias control on AHX12 and =
I can certainly attest to the fact that when the conditions change to =
"wet" removing a lot of rear braking is absolutely essential to prevent =
the car from swapping ends.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: "comic sans ms", =
sans-serif; font-size: small;">As most road cars don't have adjustable =
brake bias I would be very careful in trying to increase the rear =
braking.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: =
"comic sans ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">When braking =
into a corner the last thing you want is the rear end coming around, =
particularly in the wet.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family: "comic sans ms", sans-serif; font-size: =
small;"><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family: "comic sans ms", sans-serif; font-size: =
small;">M<br class=3D""></div></div><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, =
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text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote" =
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:09 PM Kees Oudesluijs =
<<a href=3D"mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl"; =
class=3D"">coudesluijs@chello.nl</a>> wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; =
border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Whatch out =
driving in the rain as the rear brakes will lock the rear<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=3D"">wheels much =
quicker than with the smaller pistons.Rear brakes are only<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=3D"">providing a =
small portion of the total brake force.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Kees =
Oudesluijs<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Op 27-8-2019 om 18:04 schreef =
Chris Dimmock:<br class=3D"">> Hi Men<br class=3D"">> Has anyone =
else ever changed their rear wheel cylinders from 3/4 inch to 7/8 =
inch?<br class=3D"">> I just did. Sick of the rear brakes doing =
nothing. Freeloaders!!<br class=3D"">> Yes, no problem with seized =
wheel cylinders, no problem with the flexible hose - just bugger all =
wear on the rear linings.<br class=3D"">> I'll let you know how it =
goes on my BJ8<br class=3D"">> Best<br class=3D"">> Chris<br =
class=3D"">><br class=3D"">> =
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