[Healeys] Brake Balance

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Sat Apr 5 05:08:06 MST 2008


Tim -

Have you replaced your flex lines and flushed the system anytime in
the last few years?  I would try that first before trying to figure
anything out.  L rear probably just needs adjustment. L front may have
crud or a bad flex line partially blocking fluid flow.

Alan



On 4/5/08, TimWardUK at aol.com <TimWardUK at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi List
>
> My Frogeye has just passed its annual test. However, it was noted that the
> Left side Brakes front and Rear both had lower braking effort than the right
>
> side brakes. Not enough to unbalance the car, but different from what it was
> a
> few years ago when the front Brakes were perfectly balanced, and the rear
> much  closer than they are now.
>
> Does the list have any ideas as to why this has happened, and what I may be
> able to do to correct the situation? I should mention that the front brakes
> are  Disks and I rebuilt last year the front right as one of the pistons had
> seized  up and was not moving. No such problem with the left brakes.
>
> All ideas welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim
> BJ8 67
> Frogeye 59
>
> Tim Ward
> Warwick House
> 12 Mill  Road
> Kislingbury
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>
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Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
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