[Roadsters] Brake pedal still to soft

[Tom Hendricksen]

Tim,

Along with making sure your brakes are properly bled, make sure the pistons 
in your rear brake adjusters are moving in and out as you turn the adjuster 
screw.  The pistons can freeze to the adjuster body and you may not really 
be adjusting your brakes.   If you have to service the adjusters be sure to 
lubricate them with anti-seize compound when you reassemble them.

Two other things really helped my brakes.  First, I installed a firewall 
brace on the master cylinder.  That really profides support to the master 
cylinder and a firmer feel on the brake pedal.  The brace also stops or 
prevents cracks on the firewall under the master cylinder.  Second, on a fun 
run a couple of years ago I REALLY got the brakes hot.  So hot they 
stunk.... Going up hill, and I still had to come down the same hill 
accellerating hard in 2nd gear only and braking hard into the corners.  The 
brakes have been much better ever since.  Apparently the brakes are seated 
very well now.

Tom
69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
Portland
http://www.datsun2000.com
http://www.nowroc.org


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim" <tputland at charter.net>
To: "datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:53 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] Brake pedal still to soft


>I just bled the brakes on my 70 2000 again. The pedal seemed better at 
>first but once I had the car on the road it was soft and needed to be 
>pumped to get a decent feel. I have what look to be new pads on the front.
>
> Do I still have air in the line(s)? Any thing else it might be?
>
> Tim
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