Re: Brake pedal

From: Anthony Robinson (anthonyr(at)aqua.civag.unimelb.EDU.AU)
Date: Tue Nov 05 1996 - 20:46:36 CST


Kevin,

is there a chance that the drum brakes on the back are out of adjustment?
That happened to me with similar results to those you describe.

>I drove my Alpine to work today - it's first time back on the
>road since the summer of '95. But the brake pedal drops too
>far on the first application, although it's fine afterwards.
>Probably just need to bleed the system, right? But how would
>air get into it if there were no leaks or anything while it
>was sitting? Theories invited, please!
>
>............................................................
>Kevin Meek (kevnmeek(at)netcom.com) Sunbeam Tiger B382002202
>Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine SI B9011324

Anthony ----- _____(at)_\____
              -- `-(o)---(o)-'

============================================================================
Anthony J Robinson, B.Comm.,B.Eng.(Hons).|
University of Melbourne |
Parkville, Victoria |
Australia |
Phone: (03) 9344 7560 |
============================================================================



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Sep 05 2000 - 09:29:06 CDT