djgritt
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Need a little advice/help - I have very little Pedal Feel/Travel on my Brakes - It seems I only have the last 1-2" of travel before they pull up when I press the pedal
It's on a '96 1.4 16v Sport, so uses the same Calipers as a 1.6 Sport and GSi
I've fitted a 292mm Big Brake Kit, that retains the standard Calipers
I've also fitted Goodridge Braided Line all round, renewed the Fluid fully with DOT5.1, fitted new Rear Shoes and also both Rear Wheel Cylinders
I only seemed to have the the same travel before the Brake Lines, Fluid CHange and Rear brake work, and we thought we had found the issue when we found both rear Cylinders to be leaky, but obviously, didnt.
What else could I look at? Anyone experienced similar on standard calipers?
I'm Ok to use the car, it stops etc fine, but just doesn't inspire any confidence when I press down and they do nothing for a few inches, and it's not ideal for Track... 
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Eddx14xe
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Mine done this and it was just the brake shoes that needed adjusting, once you have braked hard a few times does the travel stop?
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by Eddx14xe]
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djgritt
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quote:
Originally posted by Eddx14xe
Mine done this and it was just the brake shoes that needed adjusting, once you have braked hard a few times does the travel stop?
Nope.
Stays crap all the time.
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djgritt
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patmore
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Mine does this with 2.0l brakes I thought it was because the calipers are bigger so they have more travel or bad bleading
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DaveyLC
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If you are using the standard calipers then its going to be air in the system as none of the volumes have changed.. you need to pressure bleed your brake system.
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djgritt
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
If you are using the standard calipers then its going to be air in the system as none of the volumes have changed.. you need to pressure bleed your brake system.
They were pressure bled.
Though when I checked on that earlier, I was reminded of my old Cav when I fitted 288s to it, and that the pedal was shite on that until it had covered 4-500 miles.
They were right, it was. So, i'll give it a bit of use when I get back from a free 'holiday' to Ghana with work, then come back to this if it doesn't improve...
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