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Ben ev

posted on 23rd Nov 08 at 00:47

after playing with the mondeo setup i dont think its much good. the pedal travels quite alot before stopping but feels solid when the brakes come on. its abit all or nothing braking though. tbh ile be going back to stock setup at some point


alan-g-w

posted on 22nd Nov 08 at 15:40

I've got a corsa sport with a standard M/C with V6 calipers.

The pedal's a bit soft but I've got braided hoses to go on. They've never not stopped me when I've wanted to anyway.

[Edited on 22-11-2008 by alan-g-w]


Bettley

posted on 22nd Nov 08 at 15:35

i have 2.0 cav brakes on mine, running standerd stuff, it all works well and stops on a 2p


Cossie

posted on 22nd Nov 08 at 15:28

I saw one with mondeo master cylinder you need to bend brake pipes going into master cylinder and a remote brake fluid reservoir ,did not like it so much !


Anthony

posted on 22nd Nov 08 at 13:25

im looking into this too.
any one done the mondeo m/c what needed to be done to make it fit/work?


DaveyLC

posted on 22nd Nov 08 at 12:40

Apparently a 2.0 (non-abs) Mk3 cavalier 22.2mm master cylinder is a direct replacement.. I've not tried this myself, as anyone had an expeirenec?


Ant

posted on 12th Apr 08 at 08:21

You can either:

A Live with the travel (which i hated)
B Find another M/C that can be modified to fit
C Wind the bar on a bit so it takes up the first bit of movement and perhaps fit some non return valves down near the front calipers
D Do it properly fit a pedal box and new lines


sand-eel

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 23:02

it's made from silicon which is compressive dot 5 is better


tom_simes

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 22:53

Why is 5.1 bad? It supersedes Dot 4?


sand-eel

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 22:16

5.1 fluid thats bad


V-Man

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 21:52

standard servo on my 288 lot with braided lines, i definitly agree with Torsa G too. if theres a nice easy way of getting a slightly better pedal then id do it, but if not then id quite happily leave mine as it is. 288 setup, standard servo, braided lines, 5.1 fluid, bled uber good.


TomSBD

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 21:23

i dont really see why you need a new servo. ive had 288 on both my corsa and bled up properly they are fine and i dont think there is much travel at all.


EwertonGSi

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 13:00

I want to know this too... I have a 288mm brake kit to install but no nem nc. Really dont know what to do with the rear drums and abs... Probably i will took the abs out, put nem brake lines and test some mcs. Or get one and adjust with a bypass valve.


fazza

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 11:55

how u solve it ant


Ant

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 11:04

standard master cylinder is rubbish once you have upgraded calipers, its pedal travel city... which mathematically it has to be I lived with it for about a year but have ended up taking drastic measures to solve the problem.


Torsa g

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 08:14

im runnig standard servo on 288mm and they stop mint, i bit spongyer than standard brakes, but this works to my advantage as you can feel when its gona lock up easier


chrex

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 08:00

Unusual that...

I know a few people who've had 2.0 callipers and havent had any problems stopping on their nose wit the standard servo. I even know some one with the veccy V6 brakes running a standard servo!

I'm assuming you bled the system and everything?


[Edited on 11-04-2008 by chrex]


Ben ev

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 00:21

mondeo 2L 16v mc and servo will fit with small modifications. 25.4mm so should see big gains


corsa484

posted on 11th Apr 08 at 00:17

Hi,

Anyone knows what servo and master cylinder should be used when a 288mm discs and calipers are fitted to a corsaB? I got to know that a new servo and master cylinder has to be fitted since a bigger caliper is fitted.

When i fitted everything i found out that the pedal is very spongy and without any brakes which is indeed very soft.

Corsa484