i'll have a look in the light malcolm
Leighton wrote: > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
