tigers
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed

To: "Jim & Carolyn Burruss" <cburruss@hiwaay.net>,
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed
From: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:44:44 -0700
Get a helper to push the brake pedal firmly, while you observe the
master cylinder in the engine compartment. It helps if you put your hand
on the master cylinder and gauge its motion relative to some nearby
thing. You may find that you're actually flexing the whole pedal
assembly including the firewall area.

On another car I built a brace that ran from the strut tower (it was a
MacPherson strut front suspension) to the master cylinder base. This
noticeably improved the pedal feel and that was with a booster.

Theo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim &
> Carolyn Burruss
> Sent: January 21, 2009 2:36 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed
>
> Quite a few years ago, I removed the troublesome brake
> booster from my 1965 Mk
> 1 Tiger and installed a smaller bore master cylinder to
> recover some of the lost line pressure.  There was some
> softening of the pedal, which frequently occurs with
> increased mechanical and/or hydraulic advantage.  I've
> experienced the same on other cars as well.
>
<snip>
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net  http://www.team.net/donate.html

Tigers@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers

http://www.team.net/archive

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>