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1. GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: MJSUKEY@cs.com; Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 21:09:47 EDT; Getting ready to do a rear brake job on my 73 GT-6. Sometime in it's past life the larger MK3 drums have been replaced with spitfire components. Purchasing shoes should not be a problem since it appe; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00149.html (7,590 bytes)
2. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:27:05 -0700; I am pretty sure that the Spit and GT6 models shared common wheel cylinders. (same year cars used the same unit). Therefore, it is likely that the original ones were used. So if you just order the c; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00150.html (8,074 bytes)
3. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Cwn74@aol.com; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 06:59:14 EDT; I think the bore diameter is embossed on the outside of the wheel cylinder. As far as part number to choose, I can't help you there. Perhaps Ted Schumacher will know.. Clark "If it's not fun why do i; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00154.html (7,958 bytes)
4. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: "andrew stark" <whitedog72@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 12:20:19; Spit and Gt-6 rear wheel cylinders are not the same . I had the same problem with my car when I bought is years ago . It is best to buy the GT-6 parts for the year car you have from good dealer who k; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00156.html (10,034 bytes)
5. RE: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Gambony" <BritBits@tiu.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:51:16 -0500; Externally the rear wheel cylinders are the same and can be swapped around as desired, the difference is internal diameter. There were three different sizes (based off the repair kits listed) used ov; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00157.html (9,584 bytes)
6. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:22:11 -0700; Someone (who is supposed to know these things) once told me that if you use a smaller wheel (or slave) cylinder, you will actually get a higher pressure than if you use a larger one. It makes sense t; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00159.html (8,263 bytes)
7. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:44:01 -0700; It gets confusing here, since there are many different places to measure pressure. The force exerted by a hydraulic piston is the hydraulic pressure times the area of the piston. So, if the system p; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00161.html (8,903 bytes)
8. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:51:24 -0700; Actually, The question came up in relation to the clutch slave rather than brakes. The delimma I had was whether to use a larger or smaller slave cylinder. The explanation I got is that since the pre; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00162.html (10,053 bytes)
9. RE: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:32:41 -0400; No. Since the pressure exerted by the master cylinder is constant, no matter what the slave cylinder size, the smaller slave cylinder would receive that constant pressure spread out over a smaller a; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00163.html (12,087 bytes)
10. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:43:40 -0700; I don't know exactly what you just said but I think I soundly disagree. If you assume the master cylinder is exerting a constant pressure, the size of the slave will determine the line pressure and; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00164.html (13,946 bytes)
11. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: BillDentin@aol.com; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:56:11 EDT; Boy! All this talk about nozzles, sizes, constant pressure, and what not is sure exciting! Especially for those of us who are starting to experience lack of pressure prostrate problems. Oh, well! I'v; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00165.html (9,143 bytes)
12. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:10:10 -0700; Sorry, but that's backwards. You're right in that if the pistons were the same size, the force would be equal. But, if the area of the slave is 1/2 the area of the master, then it exerts only 1/2 the; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00166.html (9,200 bytes)
13. RE: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 12:51:01 -0400; No, the pressure is a function of the pressure you exert with your foot on the master cylinder; push harder, more pressure; push lighter, less pressure. It's a closed system. The size of the slave o; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00167.html (11,774 bytes)
14. RE: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:21:03 -0700; Actually this doesn't need much theoretical discussion, any book on braking systems or basic hydraulics, or physics will explain completely. In a nutshell, Jack is right. The relative area of the pis; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00168.html (13,392 bytes)
15. RE: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: "Ronald R Gates" <Ronald.R.Gates@usa.dupont.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:01:29 -0400; Boy !!!!!! Now im really corn - fused . The only thing i really would like to know from all of this high tech stuff is , how come my brake pedal goes down when i come out of a right hand turn , headi; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00169.html (8,709 bytes)
16. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:57:47 -0700; Since getting back from my morning appointment, I had plenty of time to read all the comments submitted from various people (None of which appear to agree with what I was told by someone who has over; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00170.html (13,899 bytes)
17. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Herald948@aol.com; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:49:04 EDT; Now that the "pressure" is off :-).... Does anyone else care to speculate how detrimental the effect is of having the smaller Spitfire brakes (wheel cylinders notwithstanding) on a car originally equ; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00171.html (9,114 bytes)
18. RE: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:15:08 -0700; It has to do with the Coriolus effect--like Tornados turning one way above the equator and the other direction below. Or was that Tournados--those front wheel drive Oldsmobiles--turning left when you; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00172.html (9,309 bytes)
19. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:17:24 -0600; OK, I'll take a whack at it. Hydraulics seem so simple, until you start to work with them in the real world... If you have a 1 square inch piston to which you apply 10 lbs. of force you get 10 lbs. p; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00174.html (9,181 bytes)
20. Re: GT-6/Spitfire brakes (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:32:08 -0700; That's more along the lines of the way my "source" explained it! Joe; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00175.html (9,611 bytes)

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