[Healeys] Brake issue

[David P]

....now that that is sorta settled.. did you look closely to see if the 
clevis pin is still round or something akin to a crankshaft in appearance..?

On 7/29/2019 10:28 AM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> I got serious with the car this morning and after loosening the 
> locking nut I shortened the rod's effective length by about 1/2", then 
> locked everything down and went out for another test drive.  I drove 
> about 15-20 miles using the brakes from normally to hard, including 
> several just-short-of-emergency stops from about 60 mph to 0. Despite 
> all this, and with the engine at 180-190 on another pretty hot day the 
> brake pedal is staying where it should and everything seems fine.
>
> There is now about 3/4"-1" of free travel after which the brakes 
> gradually engage and the pedal is about where it was before I first 
> adjusted things a few months back. Why my shortening of the pedal's 
> travel did not present a problem at the time I did it is a bit 
> baffling and I can only think that lower ambient temperatures must 
> have played a role.  In any case things seem back to normal, though I 
> do plan to replace the heat-shield that i removed when I first fiddled 
> with things.
>
> Thanks everyone for their patience and suggestions.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
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