check your rod for free play,that steel rod maybe too short,and not keeping the right bits in place. Does your pedal usally feel hard when and only sink down about 25-35mm?Or is it soft and not far from the floor?.
Malcolm Leighton wrote: > ok looking in from the front of the car if you pull the master cylinder off > and pull out that metal pin that is recessed by a rubber seal into the > booster ( the little rod that pushes into the master cylinder) pull that out > and have a look in or stick your finger straight in - > > what you should feel is a rubber backingat the rear of the booster - this > is about the size of a 20 cent piece( alittle smaller and it can fall > forward and just lie in the bottom of the booster.. if you can get it out > and press back in to the back of the booster you have solved the problem( at > least it solved mine and solved it bloody well) > > i think what is happening with the pedal swing is the little rubber thingy > is falling out and then you just have metal ( the end of the plunger coming > from the pedal) suddenly slamming up against metal again. im not sure > exactly but this is eliminated simply by pressing that rubber disc back in > position > > Leighton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 4:43 PM > Subject: RE: Man..... I am astounded!!!!!!!1 > > > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
