[Healeys] clutch improvements

[David Nock]

We had a Healey in once that we could not get a hard brake pedal. The  
pedal was always soft and you could see the flex hoses swell when you  
pressed on the pedal. We found that some one had moved the position  
where the master cylinder attached to the pedal up approximatly 1/ 2  
inch. This increased the pressure applied to the system so much that  
the hoses would swell when the pads and shoes pressed on the drums.  
So after learning this then possible you can do some math and move  
the hole up on the pedal and this would lower the pedal pressure  
required to get the same amount of applied pressure actually at the  
cylinder.







David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Apr 7, 2009, at 2:31 PM, I Erbs wrote:

> Hello all.
> I had my left knee replaced last May, and was hoping that I would have
> little to no pain when driving my 59 BT7. No luck, the knee is not  
> happy
> with the amount of force I need to apply to the clutch.
> I have been told that the BJ8 assembly is easier to use. Has anyone  
> else
> looked into this? Is there a smaller bore cylinder out there that  
> would
> work? Has anyone tried to add a power booster to the clutch master.  
> I was
> thinking about how hot roddders use a remote booster on the brakes....
> What mods do I need to do to use a BJ8 clutch?. I work at a High  
> School and
> can get what ever I need machined or fabricated.\The flywheel has been
> lightened and balanced to my driveline.
>
> -- 
> I Erbs
> Portland, OR
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