brake plumbing question

ukmercman Part of things Posts: 289	brake plumbing question ukmercman @ukmercman
	Dec 27, 2011 23:02:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	hello. i have a twin m/cylinder pedal box and i am in the process of plumbing the front circuit. this has a line from the master cylinder to a T-piece where it splits off to each caliper. the T-piece is in the drivers side wheel arch. This means the line from the master cylinder to the T-piece and the T piece to the drivers side caliper are quite short but the line from the T-piece to the passengers caliper is quite a bit longer as this has to go all the way across the car. Is this OK? or does the T-piece need to be in the middle distance wise? thanks very much
	Mercedes 2.5 16v www.mercedes-cosworth.co.uk

	Reply Quote

westy180 Part of things Project Jetta is go. Posts: 147	brake plumbing question westy180 @westy180
	Dec 27, 2011 23:41:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It wont make any difference where the T piece is in the line.
	Who said VW`s don't rust?

	Reply Quote

froggy Posted a lot Posts: 1,099	brake plumbing question froggy @froggy
	Dec 28, 2011 11:04:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	one thing i do is add a large penny washer to each side of the rod before adding the clevis ,s so they cant bind on the pedal when using the adjustable cable . if the calipers are sized about right i start with the front m/c push rod 10mm longer than the rear and have all 4 wheels off the floor to make sure the wheels are spinning free , try some hard stops from 50mph and see which end locks first ,then adjust both at the same time to make sure that the pushrods arent pushing the pistons in ther m/cyl.s . this way keeps the rod central in the pedal pivot so anyy adjustment with the cable will affect balance .


	Reply Quote