[Shotimes] Brake Upgrade time... again

[Jason Kennedy]

I agree on the power bleeder.  I got one last year and
have used it before every track event along with a
semi-annual fluid flush, never had any brake problems
(PFCM's and Valvoline Synthetic Fluid).  I have
flushed my fluid so many times I swear I can tell
every time it starts to get dirty...

--- G Kerby Haltom <g.kerby@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> You may be on to something with the bleeding, Ron. 
> I got a Motive Bleeder not long after I changed over
> to the ATE fluid.  And everything works better after
> that.
>  
> Kerby
> 
> Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> I have found the Ford pads to be going away during
> the last couple of laps of any session. Actually,
> the stock pads on the LGT feel a lot like Ford pads,
> and act the same wrt the last couple of laps (new
> pads are coming, just trying to decide on which
> ones).
> 
> Never had to bleed brakes, though, as the pedal
> comes back when they cool down.
> 
> It sounds like I have stock in the company, but if
> you don't have one, get a Motive Products bleeder.
> IMHO, it is the killer product for brake flushes,
> and a true one-man operation. You would be
> hard-pressed to not get a proper flush with this
> device.
> 
> I would try either the Porterfields or the EBC Reds
> (that Kirk and Uncle Lar both have used and liked).
> There are others, but either of these are a good
> start
> 
> From my very informal observation of SHO folks at
> track events over the years, the ones who boiled
> fluid generally had bled the system recently, and I
> always suspected they didn't get a complete flush.
> Only exception was Kirk who hit Hallett with
> something like the original 4-year-old
> fluid......but he has learned since then!!!!
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Nimz 
> wrote:
> I tend to either not use brakes or use them short
> and hard. Typically I don't bake until the last
> post. MPH is nothing to brag about at that point
> though. Still this always happens. Maybe I just
> don't know how to bleed brakes? I have a good hard
> pedal going in but three sessions and it takes more
> movement of the pedal from then on until I bleed
> them again.
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> On 11/2/2005 1:33:15 PM, Ron Porter
> (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
> > I still believe that better pads will cure that by
> decreasing the amount
> > of time you spend standing on the pedal.
> > 
> > I have never boiled fluid on any of the SHOs.
> Three of four ad '96 brakes,
> > and the '89 had stock brakes with PFCM pads that
> survived Blackhawk and
> > Mid-Ohio.
> > 
> > Ron Porter
> > 
> >
>
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> > 
> > From: Paul Nimz [mailto:pnimz@v8sho.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:51 AM
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