<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Check your front rotor thickness and pads. If the rotors are thin the brakes will be firm but they will squeeze the caliper bracket rather than the rotor.<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Keith Williams<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 10, 2020, at 7:50 PM, dave via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">The brakes have been horrible for years. I did the new brake hoses (not ss) years ago with no effect.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Dewey Hahlbohm <hahlbohmd@earthlink.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2020 10:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> dave <dave@ranteer.com>; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Roadsters] early 67 low windshield 1600<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Try putting stainless lines to replace the old rubber hoses, made all the difference on my car. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Goodridge has them, less than $100 when I did the replacement. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Keep us posted as to your progress. Good luck, Dewey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-----Original Message----- <br>From: dave via Datsun-roadsters <br>Sent: Jul 9, 2020 8:38 PM <br>To: <a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a> <br>Subject: [Roadsters] early 67 low windshield 1600 <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Brakes are lousy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I’ve replaced the master cylinder.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Bled quarts through it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Does not stop well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Should perhaps I have the front calipers rebuilt?<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div><span>________________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters http://autox.team.net/archive</span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/keith0alan@aol.com</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>