Jim, does it get better temporarily with bleeding?
I have a 37 ford street rod and brakes would be great after a bleed but then go
soft after 2-3 months. Never any leak. Only had to ever bleed the passenger
rear wheel to get the brakes back to firm. Finally replaced the hard brake
line and resolved the issue. My speculation is one of the fittings was bad and
somehow letting air in but not fluid out. Since the line replacement all is
good.
dan
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 13:28:10 -0500
From: "Jim McLaughlin" <jimmc13@socket.net>
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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:33:28 -0500
Rob:
I really like my 10 and 3/4? front brakes, I used this size as I still have
13 inch wheels. The setup work very well as I have a Wilwood proportioning
valve to adjust front to rear effort to my driving style, or perhaps lack of.
One problem I have is that I use a 1980 Subaru Brat M/C to gain a dual chamber
master, this has turned out to be the weak link. While I got plenty of help
from Wilwood Tech about setup, when I asked for then to recommend a dual
chamber M/C I have not heard back and it?s been over a year. I drive the car
fairly regularly, it runs and stops great, brake pedal is soft on initial press
of pedal. Brakes have been bled several times and the M/C does not leak and no
fluid has been lost. I do need a line on a better Master. The great is quite
fast and I would say my stopping confidence for me driving is about 80 to 85%
sat. My son told me the pedal is too mushy for him. My wife will not drive it
yet, so just my oldest son and I have driven it. So th is needs
attention. I am still looking.
The actual caliper setup with drums on the rear is awesome for street use and
maybe when a new M/C is fitted something a little more, noting the car is very
fast!
By the way I used Classic tube hard lines for the car except for the M/C
connections in the engine bay to the valve, they are custom bent. I would use
this method again for another Tiger, but it would have to be Midnight Blue
(58)!!!
Jim
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