<VV> Disk Brake Effort

[Jay Maechtlen]

On 11/25/2013 12:59 PM, Joel McGregor wrote:
> That increases the travel and I'm just about out of travel as it is.  The only option I see is to use power assist or live with the effort.  This is the only car I've ever driven with non-power discs.  It has 13" disks all around with B body front calipers and old Trans Am rear calipers.  I figured the excess travel was due to the volume of fluid required for the calipers.  Am I wrong?  I've got nylon/braided steel lines and the pedal feels solid.  My Malibu has the same calipers and lines with power assist and it stops great with "normal" effort.
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> Joel McGregor
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Interesting - I would expect the large rotor diameter to give great 
stopping with reasonable effort.
So you have it set up without any lost pedal motion, and it just takes a 
lot of travel at the master cylinder to get full effort?

- could something be pushing the pads back from the nominal rotor 
surface, requiring the extra fluid volume to apply?
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Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans