<html><head><style id="outgoing-font-settings">#response_container_BBPPID{font-family: initial;font-size: initial;color: initial;}</style><style>#ssc100865 p.MsoNormal, #ssc100865 li.MsoNormal, #ssc100865 div.MsoNormal{margin: 0in;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;font-size: 11pt;font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;}#ssc100865 .MsoChpDefault{font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;}</style></head><body style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: initial; line-height: initial;"><div id="response_container_BBPPID" style="outline:none" dir="auto" contenteditable="false"> <div id="BB10_response_div_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="width:100%"> I posted it in an earlier response to this thread. From the 311s.org TechWiki: </div><div id="BB10_response_div_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="width:100%"><br></div><div id="BB10_response_div_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="width:100%"><b><i>“New rotors are approximately .433 inches thick with a minimum thickness of.413 inches.”</i></b></div><div id="BB10_response_div_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="width:100%"><br></div><div id="BB10_response_div_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="width:100%">Pete</div> <div id="response_div_spacer_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="width:100%"> <br></div> <div id="blackberry_signature_BBPPID" dir="auto"> <div id="_signaturePlaceholder_BBPPID" dir="auto">Sent via <a href="http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.hub">BlackBerry Hub+ Inbox for Android</a></div> </div></div><div id="_original_msg_header_BBPPID" dir="auto"> <table id="_pHCWrapper_BBPPID" width="100%" style="border-spacing: 0px; display: table; outline: none;" contenteditable="false"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> <div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb( 181 , 196 , 223 );padding:3pt 0in 0in;font-family:'tahoma' , 'bb alpha sans' , 'slate pro';font-size:10pt"> <div id="from"><b>From:</b> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</div><div id="sent"><b>Sent:</b> July 12, 2020 9:37 AM</div><div id="to"><b>To:</b> patintexas@icloud.com; dave@ranteer.com</div><div id="reply_to"><b>Reply-to:</b> hrhaslett@yahoo.com</div><div id="cc"><b>Cc:</b> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</div><div id="subject"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Roadsters] Brake Problem</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <br> </div><div dir="auto" style="outline:none" contenteditable="false"><div id="ssc100865"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Definitely measure the rotor thickness, likely they need replacing. Not sure the spec on them. Anyone know?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Pat Horne via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>></div><div>Date: 7/11/20 6:32 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: dave <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com">dave@ranteer.com</a>></div><div>Cc: <a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a></div><div>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Brake Problem </div><div><br></div></div></div>Please remind me, what year is the car?<div><br></div><div>How much lining is on the fronts?<div><br></div><div>How thick are the rotors?</div><div><br></div><div>If you compare the pedal pumping it with the parking brake on & off is there much difference?</div><div><br></div><div>Calipers are expensive to replace/rebuild so I’d try cheaper stuff first. Worn out front pads or worn down rotors can cause the fronts to not work. Pads are the cheapest but will also mask other problems if the real problem isn’t the pads </div><div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 11, 2020, at 8:18 PM, dave via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Some had advised me to find a gravel road and see what I could discover.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Honestly there really are no gravel roads around here.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I tried today pumping the pedal. No difference</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">But then I got it up to 40+, took it out of gear and stomped the brake pedal with everything I had. The right rear pretty much stopped. Did it again, and both rear wheels left some rubber.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Clearly, as I had suspected, I have no front brakes. But when I bleed the fluid flows on all four corners.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">So where is the best place to have the front rotors rebuilt???</p></div>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <wbr><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><wbr><br>Archive: <wbr><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters</a><wbr> <wbr><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><wbr><br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/<a href="mailto:patintexas@icloud.com">patintexas@icloud.com</a><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>