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 pringa8
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| posted on February 11th, 2006 at 10:13 AM |
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Pad knock-off
Hey guys, I'm suffering a lot of pad knock off in my Vee which is a real pain in the arse as I have to pump the pedal leading into a corner. To
counter it at the moment i'm just pumping the pedal on the straight but as you can imagine, this kind of throws your concentration and doesn't give
you the greatest trust with your brakes!
I've had the discs machines, etc, but still seem to have the problem. There doesn't appear to be a leak in the brake lines so I don't think air is
getting in the system.
Any suggestions??
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| posted on February 11th, 2006 at 11:53 AM |
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I use to get the same thing when rallying my suby. There are a couple of things you can do (which are legal in rallying but I dont know about Fvee). I
ran a spring/clip which fitted into the back of the pad and between the caliper, its designed to keep pressure between the pad and caliper. I also had
an anti knock system which basically involves usinig a bike pump to pressurises the braking system. In basic terms you pump air into your master
cylinder. This had to be done after every stage/service depending on how much you used the brakes. This didnt stop knock off totally though.
[ Edited on 11/2/2006 by bat69 ]
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pringa8
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| posted on February 13th, 2006 at 05:17 PM |
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Hm, I think the clip idea would be legal and not a bad idea!
you don't have any pics of it do you??
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| posted on February 14th, 2006 at 08:21 PM |
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Unfortunately no. The only thing I can suggest is go and have a look at a PRC or Group A rally car and see how it works yourself.
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tassupervee
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| posted on February 15th, 2006 at 05:39 PM |
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What calipers are you using pringa? Also is it the front or back mostly?
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[ Edited on 15/2/06 by tassupervee ]
Im not a complete idiot, quite a few parts are missing....
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| posted on February 16th, 2006 at 10:59 AM |
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I got the calipers and discs from Richard Holzl (Volksparts is it??). Had them machined, etc, so everything was aligned, and still having the
problems. I'll be replacing the brake lines soon, i'm not sure if air is getting through maybe? I dont know if the issue is front or back, all i
know is that I lose the pedal, and have to pump it back to life. When I bleed the brakes though, I can't see evidence of any air.
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