never mind the light just stick your finger in and stright back if you feel rubber then your cool
if you feel metal then stick you finger down and see if that disc is floating around the booster somewhere thanx leighton ----- Original Message ----- From: "maldat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 7:23 PM Subject: Re: Man..... I am astounded!!!!!!!1 > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
