<VV> Disk Brake Effort

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Folks, keep in mind, you're installing disc brake components from cars which had boosters. Although ours are lighter, they still need more than just leg effort. Adding a booster means you can use a larger bore master cylinder, get a firmer pedal, and still not have to have an Schwarzenegger leg to hit the brakes!! Or however you spell his name... :)

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel McGregor <joel at joelsplace.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 7:19 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Disk Brake Effort


Seth pointed me to an article that talks about some calipers being designed to 
pull the pistons back more.  They require a strange stepped master cylinder to 
supply the additional fluid needed.  I'm wondering if I have some of those 
calipers.

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] 
On Behalf Of Jay Maechtlen
Subject: Re: <VV> Disk Brake Effort

On 11/25/2013 12:59 PM, Joel McGregor wrote:
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 
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