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Subject: [Healeys] Pedal travel ?
From: agrossman at pacific.net (Alan Grossman)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:59:44 -0700
References: <74FA6A81C94D40638CDC3F5EFA1EA7F5@AlanPC> <38EC9497-07E4-4982-9914-8752981405FB@gmail.com>
Maybe? Can you tell me how to determine, or should check a parts catalog. 
The only thing I have right now is a Victoria Ltd.

Alan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Dimmock" <austin.healey at gmail.com>
To: "Alan Grossman" <agrossman at pacific.net>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Pedal travel ?


> Alan, did the PO mix up the brake and clutch master cyls?
> What model Healey?
> From memory The brake mcyl has a valve in it to retain pressure.  Clutch 
> doesn't.
> Or potentially wrong dia master cyl - power boosted BJ8's are a  different 
> mcyl to non boosted I think?
> Chris
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 12/08/2011, at 9:48 AM, "Alan Grossman" <agrossman at pacific.net>  wrote:
>
>> This is 2 questions.
>> My brake pedal stops about an inch above the floor. I have adjusted  the
>> brakes, replaced the front cyls. Checked the rears they are not  weeping.
>> Everything seemed to bleed well.
>>
>> The po states that he always had the problem of excessive travel( the
>> adjusters were broken when I got the car).  He rebuilt the master 3 
>> times. I
>> intend to replace it. Anything I am missing?
>>
>> Also the clutch pedal at rest is about an inch or more closer to the 
>> driver
>> than the brake. This exacerbates the feeling of too much brake  travel 
>> but is
>> obviously not the problem. Should there be a stop that holds the  clutch 
>> pedal
>> in plane with the brake?
>>
>> Thanks, Alan
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