On 24 Oct 99, at 19:22, Mike Gigante wrote:
> You may know this already, but you need to check your wheel cylinders for
> signs that the seals have not been overheated.
You might also think about why they overheated. Might have something to do
with an overtight or otherwise dragging shoes.
> Today, I had total brake failure at the end of the fast (7200 rpm, 3.9
> diff) front straight at Sandown.
> The wheel cylinders got too hot and the seal failed.
This might happen at anytime they get too hot for some reason...
> When I hit the brakes, the pedal went to the floor and wouldn't pump up.
So, do you have the original single, or a dual master sylinder? Sounds like a
single. This is why most organizations in these parts require an update to a
dual or split master cylinder of some sort- So your rears go out, you still
have
front brakes.
rg
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