<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">There is a website that has some good information converting Sprites to disc brakes. Apparently it must be done correctly or problems will result. See <a href="http://www.gerardsgarage.com/">http://www.gerardsgarage.com/</a><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"banjojohn" <banjojohn@cox.net><br><b>To: </b>"John and Judy Carter" <jc9821@msn.com>, healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, November 26, 2015 8:05:37 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Bugeye Brake Problem<br><div><br></div><div>I recently changed my master cylinder from a 7/8" to a 3/4" bore. I had a similar problem but I was able to raise the pedal by adjusting length of the pushrod from the pedal to the MC. Be careful not to go too far or the MC will not have enough return travel to release the brake fluid back to the reservoir and your brakes will lock up. Learned by experience.</div><div><br></div><div>John O'Brien</div><div>61 bug eye "Lucy"</div><div>65 BJ8 "Madelyn"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" data-mce-style="font-size: 85%; color: #575757;">Sent on the new Sprint Network from my Samsung Galaxy S®4</div></div><br><div><br></div>-------- Original message --------<br>From: John and Judy Carter <jc9821@msn.com> <br>Date: 11/26/2015 1:53 PM (GMT-06:00) <br>To: healeys@autox.team.net <br>Subject: [Healeys] Bugeye Brake Problem <br><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">I have a Bugeye that I have replaced all the front and rear rubber including the master cylinder. New calipers on front and new rear drums, springs, cylinders,etc.,etc. New rubber in clutch slave. After bleeding using the two-man method I still am not satisfied with the pedal feel. It still depresses about half way down although the stopping power is pretty good. Is it possible<div>to get a really hard brake pedal in this car? Is there any sure-fire way to bleed all the air out of the lines?<br></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>