[Roadsters] braking issue

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

Dave,

Do you have plenty of pedal, or is the pedal soft?  These cars always 
required a high pedal effort to because of unboosted front discs.  If you 
stand on it harder, does that help?

How many notches does it take to firmly set the parking brake?  Should be 
five.  Otherwise rear shoes probably have too much clearance.  The fronts do 
most of the duty, but you still need the rears.

I don't think bleeding the brakes is the answer, but it's pretty easy to do.

Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dave n" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Datsun" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 9:55 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] braking issue


> early 67 roadster, hasn't been real active for the last 5 years as I've 
> been restoring/renovating it.
>
> years ago we bled the brakes after putting in new master brake cylinder 
> and clutch.  it is dot 5.  please don't even discuss dot 3/4/5; that's not 
> on the table.
>
> it seems hard to brake and hard to stop.
>
> am I right in thinking first step is to bleed the brakes?
>
> then start looking for other issues?
>
> I'm right in thinking these cars should stop on a dime?  not a long 20 
> dollar bill . . . .
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