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gavin18787
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12th Apr 08 at 11:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got the brake fluid changed on my car today in preperation for the castle coombe action day. The garage stated that the brake pedal travel is a bit too long.


What can I do to adjust it. When I looked the other week the pads and drum shoes had plenty of life in them. Handbrake doesnt pull up too far and the fluid is now new. What else is there to adjust?


Cheers Gavin

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luke85
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12th Apr 08 at 12:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its almost always a case of belleding them until they go firm but old hoses on the front can make them soft too.

It the pedal starting to work too close to the floor or is it braking in the normal place just with a spongey peday?

[Edited on 12-04-2008 by luke85]
gavin18787
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now the fluid is changed its nice and firm to what it was. Just goes quite away before it begins to bite

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sand-eel
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is it 2 litre brakes?
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nope standard gsi setup

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Olsrey
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Master cyclinder could be fucked? I have a simular problem and no-one could help me.
B3KAN
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quote:
Originally posted by Olsrey
Master cyclinder could be fucked? I have a simular problem and no-one could help me.


You are beond help
sand-eel
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actually this happened to me and the fluid reservoir cap was not tight, then it was immediately fine after
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nah thats tight as I had a nose in there as I left the garage

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