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Brake fluid resevoir
MK9R - 28/3/03 at 08:02 AM

James (auzziejim) sent me the following comment:-

"I saw the pictures of your m/c and assume you have the MK floor mounted pedals. If so are you not using a remote brake fluid resevoir and if not do you think you will have sufficient braking force?"

picture of mater cyl

We are indeed using the MK floor mounted pedals. Do i need a remote resevoir, and if so why? I'm a bit confused.

Dick Axtell - 28/3/03 at 08:29 AM

Low level mcyls need high-mounted reservoirs in order to provide sufficient head of fluid to ensure correctly-bled system. Check difference in height between low-level reservoir & front calipers.

MK9R - 28/3/03 at 09:46 AM

cheers, I think we have dropped a bollock! Time to change it to a remote resevoir

How does the existing resevoir come off (sierra m/c)?

[Edited on 28/3/03 by MK9R]

auzziejim - 28/3/03 at 11:21 AM

i hope i havnt caused too many problems there austen!

James

Viper - 28/3/03 at 01:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
Low level mcyls need high-mounted reservoirs in order to provide sufficient head of fluid to ensure correctly-bled system. Check difference in height between low-level reservoir & front calipers.



not strictly true that statement. my race kart master cyls/reservoirs are actualy lower than the front calipers they are a bugger to bleed but not imposible the height of the reservoirs will not affect the performance of the brakes, one way to bleed a system with a low res is to force bleed the system, you can get a cheap kit to do this, runs off the air in a tyre i believe...

Wadders - 28/3/03 at 06:03 PM

I have low level master cyl's on mine, and have just bled them using an eezy bleed contraption, they work fine, only problem i encountered was the need to unbolt the rear calipers and turn them upside down while bleeding.


ATB
Wadders


]Originally posted by Viper

quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
Low level mcyls need high-mounted reservoirs in order to provide sufficient head of fluid to ensure correctly-bled system. Check difference in height between low-level reservoir & front calipers.



not strictly true that statement. my race kart master cyls/reservoirs are actualy lower than the front calipers they are a bugger to bleed but not imposible the height of the reservoirs will not affect the performance of the brakes, one way to bleed a system with a low res is to force bleed the system, you can get a cheap kit to do this, runs off the air in a tyre i believe...