MK9R
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| posted on 28/3/03 at 08:02 AM |
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Brake fluid resevoir
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.
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 28/3/03 at 08:29 AM |
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Fluid Head
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.
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MK9R
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| posted on 28/3/03 at 09:46 AM |
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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]
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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auzziejim
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| posted on 28/3/03 at 11:21 AM |
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i hope i havnt caused too many problems there austen!
James
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Viper
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| posted on 28/3/03 at 01:28 PM |
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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...
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Wadders
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| posted on 28/3/03 at 06:03 PM |
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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...
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