[Healeys] Rear wheel cylinders on a BJ8

[Bob Spidell]

OT, a little, but I've never understood the physics of this.  When I 
ride my bike, I can lock up the rear wheel and all it does is skid.

Bob


On 8/27/2019 9:29 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Have to agree with Kees on this one.
> We have a brake bias control on AHX12 and I can certainly attest to 
> the fact that when the conditions change to "wet" removing a lot of 
> rear braking is absolutely essential to prevent the car from swapping 
> ends.
> As most road cars don't have adjustable brake bias I would be very 
> careful in trying to increase the rear braking.
> When braking into a corner the last thing you want is the rear end 
> coming around, particularly in the wet.
>
> M
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:09 PM Kees Oudesluijs 
> <coudesluijs at chello.nl <mailto:coudesluijs at chello.nl>> wrote:
>
>     Whatch out driving in the rain as the rear brakes will lock the rear
>     wheels much quicker than with the smaller pistons.Rear brakes are
>     only
>     providing a small portion of the total brake force.
>
>     Kees Oudesluijs
>
>     Op 27-8-2019 om 18:04 schreef Chris Dimmock:
>     > Hi Men
>     > Has anyone else ever changed their rear wheel cylinders from 3/4
>     inch to 7/8 inch?
>     > I just did. Sick of the rear brakes doing nothing. Freeloaders!!
>     > Yes, no problem with seized wheel cylinders, no problem with the
>     flexible hose - just bugger all wear on the rear linings.
>     > I'll let you know how it goes on my BJ8
>     > Best
>     > Chris
>

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