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Re: Earlier brake question for my Bugeye

To: Craig Reese <creese@spillman.com>,
Subject: Re: Earlier brake question for my Bugeye
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 10:16:33 -0500
At 08:41 AM 8/5/03 -0600, Craig Reese wrote:
>.... Pedal travel for the brake seems to be okay, .... I understand what 
>Barney Gaylord said about the smaller displacement value, but where does 
>the increased pedal travel come from, ....

With the smaller bore the master cylinder piston displaces less fluid.  The 
slave cylinders still need the same amount of fluid to work, so you have 
you push the pedal farther to put out that required amount of fluid.

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru/com

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