Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:33:45 +0100 From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk> Subject: Re: C900 T16 Brakes soft
Al wrote: > My brakes are no where near as sharp as I would like them. My specialist > reported the pads as 50% worn, discs changed within last 12 months. I > wonder whether I am asking too much of them, having stepped down(?) from a > 9000 2.3FPT to a C900 T16 with no ABS. How old is the car? > > If I brake really hard the car seems to yaw to the right, it's a bit like a > pole has been put through the roof in the centre of the car and its twisting > round that. It's not a very noticeable effect, but it's definitely there. > Maybe a calliper jamming? Yaw to the right means pulling right, wanting to go right? First, check that your tyres are the same tread pattern (by axle) AND the same pressure. I assume the problem is at the front brakes (as they do most of the work anyway ... you need a rolling road to figure out problems on the rear) Ia it still pulls to the right when a. the car/brakes are cold you have a ceased left calliper which does not want to press the pads against the disk b. If the problem happens when the brakes are really hot (I mean hot!!!) then again you have a ceased left calliper which does not release from the disk until it overheats in which case it does not brake. The car pulls in the direction of the better brake/tyre/friction with the tarmac. > > I read a while back that brake fluid should be changed every 18 months or > so. Maybe that would help, along with new pads anyway. Any > thoughts/recommendations. Yes every 2-3 years. It absorbs condensation and causes internal rust. Hence things like the ceasures I describe above. Also if your brakes run hot (I mean hot!) and you have condensation in the system, it turns into vapour and then you have air in the system thus no brakes. > > How easy is it to change the brake fluid? I know the process, and I've > changed cylinders on drum brakes and bled the system before, so I'm fairly > confident I can do it myself. As long as our good friends at Trollhatten > didn't make it too fiddly for us amateurs..... Exactly the same as bleeding. YOu keep bleeding until clean fluid comes through. (all 4 corners in the correct order). Regards Charles PS. How is the travel on the brake pedal. Very hard with little travel or longer normal (what is normal?) travel or long and spongy? -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/
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