skidude88
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 12:57 PM |
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Sealing redundat M\C front brake outlet
Planning to fit a fiat 128 M\C.
Is there a proper brake plug fitting that I can use to seal off a 2ndary front brake circuit?
Original master cylinder(s) have had just the two (front & rear) circuits.
This one has two front circuits & I don't really wanna re plumb the front brakes. So hoping to plug one up.
I know guys have done this, but I cant find anywhere saying how?
[Edited on 15/7/08 by skidude88]
[Edited on 15/7/08 by skidude88]
Early MK de-Dion CBR1000 FJ-FP.
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:04 PM |
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If it's a new build and you don't already have a brake light pressure switch, this might be the ideal place for it?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gingerprince
If it's a new build and you don't already have a brake light pressure switch, this might be the ideal place for it?
exactly - kill two birds with one stone...
1 Brake light switch, 2 pin
[113-945-515/H] £4.39
down at the bottom of the list -
http://www.vwheritage.com/vwh/VW-Beetle-Parts/Brakes/Brake-System/?templateID=vwh
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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skidude88
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:08 PM |
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No, not a new build - just one of many (infinite) mods!
Early MK de-Dion CBR1000 FJ-FP.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:14 PM |
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then ditch the old switch and use the pressure one
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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adithorp
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:21 PM |
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Screw a bleed nipple into it?
Adrian
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skidude88
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:26 PM |
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AH-ha! - that'll do!
Early MK de-Dion CBR1000 FJ-FP.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:41 PM |
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Pardon my ignorance but....
If it is a seperate circuit and you just plug it wont you get a hydraulic lock because the fluid has nowhere to go?
I would have thought you would need to take a line from each of the two front circuits and combine them via a T piece ...?
[Edited on 15-7-08 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 01:49 PM |
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^^ Yeah but if you insert a bleed nipple as suggest all you have to do is bleed that circuit and the air will be expunged.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:10 PM |
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I'm not talking about air being trapped.... but if the one of the circuits is closed then when you press the pedal there is nowhere for the
fluid to go so surely the pedal won't move?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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skidude88
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:14 PM |
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I could be wrong, but was going on that the M\C is a tandem unit (front & rear), just with two shared outlets for the front pipe circuits
I'm not sure there are three individual circuits , otherwise presumably there would be three individual reservoirs
(if that makes sense!?)
Early MK de-Dion CBR1000 FJ-FP.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:16 PM |
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that would make sense - I was assuming it was a seperate circuit from your description...
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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skidude88
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:23 PM |
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;O) as I clicked send, I wondered if that's how you'd read the 1st post
Yes I'll be using 2 circuits - (1 front and 1 rear).
Currently the front circuit is T'ed to FL & FR.
With the new M\C I have the option to do away with the T, and connect each front directly to the ports on the M\C (Which Im assuming is effectively
the same thing)
Rather than having to replumb it all, Im hoping to block off the surplus front outlet.
(not sure that makes anymore sense, but hey-ho!)
[Edited on 15/7/08 by skidude88]
Early MK de-Dion CBR1000 FJ-FP.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:56 PM |
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Fitting a nipple also has advantages as it will save time when initially priming the system, start bleeding by bleeding the nipple on the cylinder
first.
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