[Roadsters] my Brakes don't feel right

[Stephen Wan]

I have stans's brace and it works great at firming up the pedal feel.  You 
might have someone look to see if the firewall is moving when you apply the 
brake.
I would also try to sand and scuff the rotors and pads and re-bed them.
When I first got the car the brakes didn't not work well at all.  I replced 
the pads with semi-metallics and  I can lock the stock brakes fine. It just 
takes a lot more pressure without the vacuum assist.

Steve
70' 1600  still waiting for a tranny swap.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cooke" <cookefam314 at gmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:33 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] my Brakes don't feel right


> My 68 1600 has the original style brakes, my mechanic checked the brakes &
> says there's still plenty of pad & rotor left & they look fine. But, when 
> I
> brake hard, like coming to a quick stop when I get a yellow traffic light
> from 55mph, the pedal seems like it's firm enough, but it also feels like
> the pedal bottoms out. I checked the firewall & it seems very solid, so I
> don't know if the "Stan Chernoff firewall brace" would help or what. The
> brake fluid levels are fine, maybe I'm just used to how modern disc brakes
> feel compared to 40 year old technology...any thoughts what to check next?
>
> -- 
> Dave Cooke
> 68 1600
> Lake in the Hills, IL