no we arent refering to the steel rod and rubber seal that presses in to the booster ( i am desribing this as i am looking from the front of the car - not from the drivers seat)
inside the booster closest to the fire wall there should be a little rubber disc that pressed into the booster Hope you guys can figure out what i mean stick your finger into the booster and feel along the bottom and see if this disc is floating around in the bottom Leighton ----- Original Message ----- From: "maldat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 5:51 PM Subject: Re: Man..... I am astounded!!!!!!!1 > terry, > Are you talking about the steel rod and rubber seal that can pull out from the > back of the booster?.. > if so read on,, > That rod is ajustable so you can get the travel on the pedal right,if you get a > booster from a 180B (610) it will need to be reset to suit a 510,can be done > still in the car but is a barsted,easier to take out. > i found just adjust them to be about 10mm longer does the trick. > > malcolm > > Terry Rudd wrote: > > > Leighton, > > > > This is good news. > > > > A 13/16" cylinder brakes just as well but if you have a 7/8" then this > > solution will get some interest. There must be a lot of discarded 7/8" > > cylinders in boxes at the back of garages that may get a run if we can fix > > this problem easily. I just looked up a schematic diagram of the Kiki Bendix > > type booster (510/180B/710/B210) to see/understand what's the problem with > > them and how to fix it. Also, I am wondering why isn't this a problem with > > other sized cylinders? I have converted my fair share of 1600's to dual > > cylinders and I think have always used the 180B/Sunny Bendix booster and > > only ever hit this problem with the 7/8" cylinder (much like a lot of other > > ppl too.) > > > > What exactly falls out? The only part that I can see that's a possibility is > > the grommet that the master cylinder pushrod sits in that has a thing called > > a "reaction disc" sitting behind it. Am I looking at the correct end of the > > booster? > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leighton > > Sent: Sunday, 24 February 2002 3:55 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Man..... I am astounded!!!!!!!1 > > > > Hello All. > > > > All I can say is WOW!!! > > I sit here in disbelief - I have just pulled my master cylinder off ( > > History - I have a 240K front end with 180b booster and 7/8th master > > cylinder) any way i mentioned before tonthe list that i was getting tonnes > > of swing in my pedel and alot of you agreed with me and werent happy with > > there 240k Front brakes. wel i visited the 1600 workshop and they told me > > there was a littl rubber grommet that needed to be put back in place - wel i > > made some of you aware of it and then did nothing. > > > > Wel and hour ago i fixed it - and HOLY MOSES!!!!!!!!!! this thing stops > > BLOODY HARD and the pedel swing is gone(ALL OF IT) and freak en hell i cant > > believe the improvement > > > > any way i recomend to all of you with this front brake setup to find the > > rubber grommet floating around in your booster put it in its rightful place > > and reap the benefits of driving a datto with 240k brakes the way they are > > meant to stop > > > > YEAH BABY > > > > Thanx > > > > Leighton > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
