ritchunt
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 05:22 PM |
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brake problem???
ive just took my locost out for its final spin with the gud old 1300 xflow in it ive just fitted sum bremsport 4 pot calipers to the front, and i
still have drums on the rear when im brakeing its just locking up? is this a good thing (the brakes are really good) or should they not lock up only
under heavy braking how could i avoid this?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 05:38 PM |
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I assume it's just the fronts locking up?
You clearly have more braking than you need 
Try not to press the pedal too hard 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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ritchunt
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 06:11 PM |
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no its the back, the bias is set pretty much equel, do you think it should be brakeing more to the front?
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adithorp
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 08:01 PM |
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You don't want the rears locking before the front. Adjust the bias to give more fornt brakes.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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Ivan
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 08:45 PM |
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I would guess what is happening is that the new callipers have a much bigger piston area than the old so you need more pedal movement to get the front
brakes to bite. As a result you are over pressurising the rear brakes causing them to lock so definitely put more bias to the front and if you run out
of adjustment and/or pedal travel you will have to start looking at changing the front master cylinder and/or the rear brake cylinders sizes,
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ritchunt
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 08:53 PM |
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ok thanks ill have a go 2moro ive can ajust them quite a bit so ill see whst happens, i was just unsure as didnt have this problem before thats all
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chris_smith
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 09:43 PM |
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alter your bias so the fronts are locking before the rear or youll end up facing the wrong way
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
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britishtrident
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| posted on 10/7/09 at 10:29 PM |
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Dosen't say much for the efficiency of the bling expensive calipers.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 12/7/09 at 11:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Dosen't say much for the efficiency of the bling expensive calipers.
indeed
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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