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Re: [Spridgets] Brake Bleed p.s.

To: Michael MacLean <springer.mike51@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Brake Bleed p.s.
From: HealeyRick via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:03:55 -0500
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Hi Mike,

What I'm going to tell you will probably get the other Spridge folks upset
because it flies in the fact of common knowledge.  I can only tell you what
happened when we finished a disc brake swap on a friend's bugeye that had
already been started.  Initially, we purchased a new TRW 3'4" bore MC.  The
car had standard rear drum brakes.  Try as we might, we couldn't get a hard
pedal, even after installing stainless lines all around.  We screwed around
with pushrod adjustment, still no dice.  What we finally ended up doing was
purchasing one of these 7/8" inch MCs with an increased reservoir:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/200920716753?fits=3DModel%3ASprite&hash=3Ditem2ec7=
ced5d1:g:fdsAAOxy02dRf~cB
I'm not sure whether we trimmed the pushrods down a bit as well as it was
one of the many things we tried.  Might be worth a shot if you get
desperate.  My motto, "If it doesn't;t work, keep throwing new parts at it
until it does."

Happy Healeying,
Rick Neville

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On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Clearance on master pushrod correct.
> Mike
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 12:53 PM Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
>> Should have asked this before, but did you change pushrods when you
>> changed masters?
>>
>> > On Jan 18, 2022, at 3:41 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > =EF=BB=BF
>> > Hi Mike,
>> >
>> > Do you have the proper clearance on the master pushrod at rest?
>> >
>> > Rick
>> >
>> >>> On Jan 18, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
>> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >> =EF=BB=BF
>> >> It's  a new AP Lockheed master.
>> >> Mike
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Mike,<div><br></div><div>What I&#39;m going to tell you=
 will probably get the other Spridge folks upset because it flies in the fa=
ct of common knowledge.=C2=A0 I can only tell you what happened when we fin=
ished a disc brake swap on a friend&#39;s bugeye that had already been star=
ted.=C2=A0 Initially, we purchased a new TRW 3&#39;4&quot; bore MC.=C2=A0 T=
he car had standard rear drum brakes.=C2=A0 Try as we might, we couldn&#39;=
t get a hard pedal, even after installing stainless lines all around.=C2=A0=
 We screwed around with pushrod adjustment, still no dice.=C2=A0 What we fi=
nally ended up doing was purchasing one of these 7/8&quot; inch MCs with an=
 increased reservoir:<a href=3D"https://www.ebay.com/itm/200920716753?fits=
=3DModel%3ASprite&amp;hash=3Ditem2ec7ced5d1:g:fdsAAOxy02dRf~cB">https://www=
.ebay.com/itm/200920716753?fits=3DModel%3ASprite&amp;hash=3Ditem2ec7ced5d1:=
g:fdsAAOxy02dRf~cB</a>=C2=A0 I&#39;m not sure whether we trimmed the pushro=
ds down a bit as well as it was one of the many things we tried.=C2=A0 Migh=
t be worth a shot if you get desperate.=C2=A0 My motto, &quot;If it doesn&#=
39;t;t work, keep throwing new parts at it until it does.&quot;</div><div><=
br></div><div>Happy Healeying,</div><div>Rick Neville=C2=A0=C2=A0</div></di=
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t=3D"1"></a></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"auto">Clearance on master pushrod correct.<div dir=3D"auto">Mike</d=
iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_att=
r">On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 12:53 PM Rick Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:refisk@ch=
artermi.net" target=3D"_blank">refisk@chartermi.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border=
-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Should have asked this b=
efore, but did you change pushrods when you changed masters?<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jan 18, 2022, at 3:41 PM, Rick Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:refisk@ch=
artermi.net" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">refisk@chartermi.net</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; Hi Mike,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Do you have the proper clearance on the master pushrod at rest?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Rick<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; On Jan 18, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_=
blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt;&gt; It&#39;s=C2=A0 a new AP Lockheed master.<br>
&gt;&gt; Mike<br>
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