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Author:  ayjay [ August 9th, 2012, 11:08 pm ]
Post subject:  brakes----
my D*lly has good-ish brakes--- ive adjusted the handbrake uesing the correct skinny hexagon spanner

it has discs up front of course-but- as i brake, with my foot,&coming too a stop-- it kind of (how can i explain) it brakes really good- then not so good ,all within a very short cycle/turn, of the wheels(my head rocks back and forth!!
its no prob at speed btw
it seems to me, that the rear drums maybye a bit oval?
of even the front disks distorted?
i reckon its the rear drums being oval ? :roll:
thanks fellas
Author:  Chris2cv [ August 10th, 2012, 10:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
Drawing from my experience with motorcycle brakes, an oval drum should manifest itself as a gentle pulse through the pedal as you apply the brakes. Any help?
Author:  ayjay [ August 10th, 2012, 12:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
cheers chris, ill check that when i go out later
Author:  Taskos [ August 10th, 2012, 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
You may jack up the rear wheels and check the rotation by applying a little by little force to the pedal.
Also you may adjust the snail cams.
Author:  ayjay [ August 11th, 2012, 3:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
exellant idea taskos-- the pedal doesn,t pulse btw chris2cv
thanks
Author:  Devils Advocate [ August 11th, 2012, 4:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
Mine are very similar, ayjay.

Considering that the front brakes do the majority of the braking, I'm guessing - at least in my case - that it's my front discs that are out-of-true, probably warped. I suspect that out-of-true rears wouldn't have such a noticeable effect.

I intend to replace the front discs when I refurb the car.
Author:  Sean [ August 12th, 2012, 11:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
Properly set up the rears do a fair bit
a warped disk tends to have the pistons either side going in and out thus cancelling the pulse effect, or rather reducing i .

My guess is the rears have been tampered with recently? the rear shoes need to be checked that they both pivot freely on the lower pivots and that the shoes have been properly centred. Finally check the rear bearing is located in its housing the retaining ring done up tight and the whole lot torqued up to FT.

Sean
Author:  ayjay [ August 12th, 2012, 12:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
thanks fellas i,ll have a look at it later, its not that bad, but its very noticable when i am just coming to a stop, i never brake hard at the last moment, i normally brake gently when coming up to stationary traffic, thats when its noticable
Author:  Devils Advocate [ August 15th, 2012, 1:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
What happens when you bring your car to a gentle halt using only your handbrake? Can you feel it then too?
Author:  ayjay [ August 15th, 2012, 2:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: brakes----
thats a good idea devils ad-- that way i can find out whether its a rear brake problem, rather than the front :idea:
i,ll give it a go and post back
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