evo.rocks
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| posted on 19/11/09 at 10:15 PM |
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wilwood calipers????
i have just installed my wilwood calipers, front brakes only, which i baught off the guy who crashed his car on here.
I have just had a little run with them and the pedal is stiff and they dont lock up no matter how hard i press the pedal.
Is this normal, will they bed in???
I bled the brakes twice as i thaught that would be the problem but it didnt change anything???
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/11/09 at 10:19 PM |
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have you got a balance bar? might need adjusting perhaps? or maybe needs a different size master cylinder? i guess the pistons in the calipers is a
different size
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evo.rocks
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| posted on 19/11/09 at 10:37 PM |
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master cylinder is just standard sierra one and it should work fine with the powerlite calipers.
I have the smart pads in the brakes at the minute.
Also the other thing is the brakes are quite tight now on the front wheels with the wilwoods, when the are on axle stands it takes quite a bit of
force to spin the wheel, why is it doing this??
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 19/11/09 at 10:48 PM |
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Not enough clearence between the pad and the rotor, check fluid level, if too high it will prevent caliper pistons backing off, try pushing the
pistons back into the caliper.
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 19/11/09 at 11:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by evo.rocks
i have just installed my wilwood calipers, front brakes only, which i baught off the guy who crashed his car on here.
LOL,There could be a clue there 
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stevec
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| posted on 19/11/09 at 11:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hicost
Put some mintex 1144 in then they will.
Squeal like a stuck pig.
Steve
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fesycresy
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 08:39 AM |
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Do you have vented or solid discs?
Vented take ages to heat up on the road and are overkill for such a light car unless you are regularly tracking it.
I had the same issue with mine and the Wilwwod pads are shite.
I was going to try Pagid Blues, they came well recommended by a few people.
[Edited on 20/11/09 by fesycresy]
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madrallysport
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 08:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by evo.rocks
i have just installed my wilwood calipers, front brakes only, which i baught off the guy who crashed his car on here.
I have just had a little run with them and the pedal is stiff and they dont lock up no matter how hard i press the pedal.
Is this normal, will they bed in???
I bled the brakes twice as i thaught that would be the problem but it didnt change anything???
Heat the pads for a few miles, then try it 1144 need a little heating as they're a mild competition pad.
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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evo.rocks
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 09:20 AM |
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i have the standard non vented discs.
I will run the car for a few miles and push the pistons back and see how i get on with that..
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bassett
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 01:51 PM |
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I have a similar issue on brand new setup. Ive tried to lock the wheels where safe using quite some pressure and yes the car slows down but not
exactly aggressive as i would have imagined. I do have a bias bar and i will adjust this first but like many have said i think its down to the pads.
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evo.rocks
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 02:50 PM |
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wot pads can i get then that will be good enough for an aggressive stop.
I have heard the mintex are very good but i dont fancy them because they squeel, i want a quiet pair if anybody knows of any?
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