[Healeys] Brake master cylinder

[Greg Mandas]

I lock up the rears all the time. I think it has to do with the
modern-asbestos-free pads being less sticky. I "heard tell" BMW reformulated
the steel in the rotors when "they" took asbestos out of the pads.

Greg

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On Fri, 9/30/11, Chris Dimmock [Healey] <austin.healey at gmail.com> wrote:

>
From: Chris Dimmock [Healey] <austin.healey at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re:
[Healeys] Brake master cylinder
> To: healeyguy at aol.com,
msalter at precisionsportscar.com
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Friday,
September 30, 2011, 10:40 PM
> I've been looking at Healey brake
> balance a
bit lately.
> If you look at the evolution of Healey 3000 brakes, as I
>
undestand it, we
> had:
> Rear wheel cylinder diameter of 3/4 in, 11 inch drum
- with
> a type 14 (1.893
> in dia piston) front caliper - with a 3/4in master
> cylinder
> Rear wheel cylinder diameter of 3/4 in, 11 in drum - with a
>
Type 16 ( 2.125
> in dia piston) front caliper - with a 3/4 in master
>
cylinder
> Rear wheel cylinder diameter of 3/4 in, 11 in drum - with a
> type
16 (2.125
> in dia piston) front caliper -  with a 7/8in master
> cylinder -
and a booster
> 
> So the front brakes increased - but the rears didn't????
>
So who has EVER locked their Healey 3000 rear brakes? I'm
> betting no
>
one.....
> 
> Has anyone tried 7/8in rear wheel cylinders on a BJ8?
> Morgan
ones look the
> perfect swap over....
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at
9:46 AM, <healeyguy at aol.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Alan
> > One correction. The
servo master cylinders are 7/8
> inch diameter, which is
> > larger than the
non servo versions.
> > Aloha
> > Perry
> >
> >
> > Alan wrote:
> >
> >
> >
"The servo master is smaller in diameter."
> >
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