[Roadsters] braking issue

[Mike Harper]

For what it is worth, I have a '66 with a single master cylinder and it stops
on a dime.  In fact it stops better then the '69 I used to have and I re-did
the brakes on both.  The reason for the dual master cylinder is for safety, so
you do not loose all 4 wheels upon failure, and that is a good thing, but I do
not believe it helped the stopping power at all.  Both cars will stop very
well when everything is working properly.

I know you are firm on using DOT 5,
and that is OK, but you do know it is much harder to get all air out of the
system. Unless you are racing, I do not see the need, but then I think stock
systems work best with OEM fluids and parts.  

Mike Harper, CAI, AARE 
Harper
Auction & Realty 
843-729-4996 
"Experience Sells"
http://www.auctionmyrealestate.net/ 


 

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From: Dave <dave at ranteer.com>
To: datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking issue
  

not really.  got lots of different
advice, but there aren't a lot of people 
who really know the pre 67.5 cars. 
it stops ok, but it takes some effort. 
the single master brake cylinder has
to do a lot of work, and I think it is 
working the way it was designed. 
which is why they went to the dual 
cylinders in the later cars.  I don't
think you can compare it to a car 
which has dual cylinders, and certainly not
with any car which has a brake 
booster.   so until I can compare it with
another, I'm not sure I really 
have a problem.  if there is anyone out there
who has a pre 67.5 car, I'd 
like to hear from them.


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Message----- 
From: Tim
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 8:49 AM
To:
datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking issue

Did
this ever get resolved? What was the outcome/issue on this one?
tim



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