To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
From: Bert Clewits nyclewit(at)nyhp03.serigate.philips.nl
Subject: Re: help, my brakes pull !!
Thanks Guys for your replies:
John Slade <edalsj(at)igs.net> wrote:
>I'm not sure whether you covered this in your list, but once in a while
>the inside layer of the flexible pipe joining the steel pipe to the disc
>unit collapses and will not permit the passage of fluid. The outside
>still looks good, so it is not obvious. This happened to me and took a
>while to locate.
Yes I've had once a similar thing too with an old clutch hose on my Sunbeam
Stiletto the collar was rusting pushing the rubber inward until the hose
blocked.
I'll check it out.
Dick Sanders <SloMoIV(at)aol.com> wrote:
<< I've changed disks left to right and v.v. effect: first pulling to the
right then later
again pulling to the left >>
>
>Sorry, I don't know what "v.v." means. If the direction of pulling followed
>the reversal (?) of disks, I'd say one or both rotors was machined wrong.
>Have you noticed unusual wear patterns developing in the pads, ie. top area of
>the pad shows wear but tapers off towards the bottom? If this is the
>situation, then I'd expect the problem to disappear as the pads were run in
>and the wear became even. Of course, you'd still have a problem - it just
>wouldn't show again until you installed another set of new pads down the road.
>
>I assume this occurs in all weather, not just rainy conditions? - ie. water
>getting behind one rotor cover.
>
>Also, check the rear brake return springs. One weak spring can cause
>tremendous havoc with braking and steering.
>
>Dick Sanders
(With v.v. I mean vice versa)
The surface of the rotors look good and evenly smooth, I've sanded them after
machining (apart from some rust pittings)
The material looks the same too and they are straight too.
No unusual wear on the pad surfaces and no uneven wear as pad thickness is
concerned.
All the brake tests were done with dry weather.
The rear brake return springs are there and working ok, still pulling strong.
Julian Cranwell <JCranwell(at)compuserve.com> wrote:
>Bert,
>
>Given all the checks you've made, I can only think that it must be a
>blockage in one of the flexi pipes, the fixed pipes, or an intermittently
>sticking caliper/piston. Even if the hoses are reasonably new, I've known
>them to block with bits of old crud from previous and deteriorated seals
>etc.
>
>I would not waste too much time searching for accident damage if the car
>pulls straight without braking.
>
>Good Luck,
Yes good point maybe debri of old seals/rubber.
Yes I would say that too if the car goes straight without braking it should
be staticly OK maybe it could be a weak spring or damper ?
(The anti roll bar and rubbers seems ok to me too)
Thank you all,
I don't have much time at the moment to work on the car (got a accident damage
legal bussiness to sort out on my Sunbeam Stiletto)
but if I find the cause I'll let you know!
Bert
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