I have found the Volvo ones to be easy to work with. The early / middle 70's
volvos had two per car, one for each rear brake. Take it, clean it, and replace
the internal spring with one that's a little lighter, then remove the adjuster
and weld onto it a piece of 1/4" round bar stock to make a T-handle. Screw the
adjuster back in, install the whole thing in the rear brake line (within arm's
reach) and adjust the balance to your needs.
Caution: If any of the above sounds unfamiliar or particularly challenging to
you, DO NOT muck with the brakes on your car.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Laifman [SMTP:laifman@flash.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 3:38 PM
> To: Rich Atherton
> Cc: steve sage; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Stopping Power]
>
> Rich,
>
> I agree with you about stopping. The limiting factor is
> probably the tires. If you're locking up the rear brakes,
> it a sign of imbalance in
> pressure between the disc and drum brakes and a single
> servo. Each wants a different pressure for the same
> braking, and the drums take
> the least pressure to lock. What the car is missing is a
> front/rear proportioning valve, in lieu off twin master
> cylinder with different bores.
> These are available, adjustable, and fairly simple to
> install and adjust. The early Mustang's used them with
> combination brakes, and a
> few companies make new ones.
>
> Steve
> --
> Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
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> < one first win, is all >
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