[Roadsters] braking

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

You may have a point there.  If so, I've been doing it wrong for ~40 years.

Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Conroy" <briconroy at yahoo.com>
To: "Gary and Cindy Ault" <aultgc at att.net>
Cc: "peter harrison" <granvillecomputing at hotmail.com>; "datsun" 
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking


I believe the driver's side rear is actually the furthest point as the brake 
lines run down the passenger side.

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> On Nov 1, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net> wrote:
>
> When I switched to silicone fluid years ago, I drained the original fluid,
> then filled the system with alcohol and bled flushed it out in the same 
> manner
> as I bleed the system.  I then refilled it and repeated the process. 
> Then,
> with the alcohol out of the system, I filled it with silicone fluid and 
> bled
> two or three system volumes through it, buttoned it up, and it has worked 
> fine
> ever since.
>
> I have always bled the M/C first, then started with the
> passenger side rear -- furthest from the M/C -- the driver's rear, 
> passenger's
> front and finally driver's front.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From:
> peter harrison <granvillecomputing at hotmail.com>
> To: datsun
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 1, 2013 12:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking
>
>
> Dave.You mentioned installing DOT 5 - did
> you flush the system before adding
> (I think acetone? is the preferred
> material.As to turning the wheels with
> brakes applied, if you weighed 2200 lbs
> and were travelling at 10-15 MPH - you
> MIGHT just be able to turn them <G>
> After 5 years of little to no use - I would 1st advise adjusting the rears 
> (as
> Bob suggested) (tighten til the wheel sticks and back off one flat. Re 
> bleed -
> starting at driver rear then passengers, then front then cylinders and
> recheck.If still not up to snuff - then gotta tear everything down - check 
> all
> seals and frankly replace the lot. Check for pitting on the  cylinder 
> walls of
> the calipers (some pitting on the BASE of the cylinder is not too 
> critical)
> IMHO - the standard brakes are more than adequate for some quite serious
> driving - but have a tendency to fade if used hard on downhill twisties.
> FWIWPeter Harrison
> 818 448 3181
>
>
>> From: rksmith46 at hotmail.com
>> To:
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:09:44 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking
>>
>> hi,  ck. the rear brk. shoe adjustment. a
> few quarter turns on each
>> side can
>> make a difference  in pedal height and
> pressure.  like others have said,
> the
>> roadster has manual brakes, and arent
> near as good as the newer cars.
>> if you can lock up the brakes on a panic
> stop,(or at least make them
>> screech a little). they are O.K. (for roadster
> brakes).
>> make sure the front calipers arent sticking, and the rears arent
> TOO
>> tight, as the pads and shoes can overheat.  old frt. calipers
>> can be
> sticky, and drag some.  i think i read some where that
>> dot 5 silicone fluid,
> has more compressability than reg. dot
>> 3&4 fluid.    the pedal might be
> firmer if you switch to reg. fluid.  best
> of
>> luck,  bob smith, ohio
>>
>>
> From: dave at ranteer.com
>>> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>>> Date: Mon,
> 7 Oct 2013 08:14:16 -0500
>>> Subject: [Roadsters] braking
>>>
>>> early 67
> roadster
>>>
>>> bought this car in 05.  been working on it off and on since.
> never
> really
>> had
>>> it on the road until now.  bled through with dot 5 a
> number of  years
> ago.
>>>
>>> I think Ibve replaced the brake hoses, and
> recently bled the brakes
>>> profusely.  still not braking like it should.
>>>
>>> jacked the front up and had the wife hold down the brakes; I canbt turn
> the
>>> wheels.
>>>
>>> any thoughts as to where I should look?
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