Re: Big Ur-q Brake swap

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Sat, 13 Apr 1996, Thompson Smith wrote:

> Here's the scoop on the "big brake upgrade" on my 1983 Ur-q.
> After taking the entire lot of parts; new Girling 60 calipers (ala B. Howell),
> PBR metal master pads, used 87 5KCStq carriers, new rubber covers,
> ATE Super blue racing fluid, Brembo 276mm drilled rotors (ala B. Howell)
> and my coupe to Libra Racing for the switch over, I have a driving test to
...
> stock coupe before working on it...) After the switch over, he remarked
> that the pedal goes consiberably down, 1/3 of the  way to the floor before
> everything starts to work, and they haven't seen anything like this...?
Thompson,

	Is the piston area of your new brake calipers increased from stock?  If 
that is the case then you will have to move the master cylinder further 
to move the pistons the same distance.  This pedal travel will be 
relatively easy until the pads come into contact with the rotor, and then 
you will have the hard pedal that you expected in the first place.

Just a thought.

Later,								
Graydon D. Stuckey								
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
Flint, Michigan   USA
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II				
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