They are out the back behind the shed and its dark and its long grass. Good thing its going now!.
Malcolm Leighton wrote: > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
