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16V BRAKE QUESTION
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Don't mess with that pushrod length.. It has a certain tolerance it must =
be within... these torerances are for scirocco m/c's don't know about =
audi's... you may need the brake booster from the audi for it to work as =
you expected it to (that's what the pushrod, with the attached adjuster, =
it connected to and it acts on the m/c.
Have you replaced all the brake fluid recently? Supposed to be changed =
every few years... If you've got water, air, etc in there it will mess =
up the pedal feel. Also the brake hoses will break down over time =
(they're rubber) so some new lines will probably help as well. However =
If you upgrade all this stuff your m/c could fail due to the new found =
performance in the rest of the system...
are the mintex pads a "metal" pad? if so I heard these types of pads =
won't grab as much as a "regular" pad when cold, For good grabbing power =
I'd say a Ferodo or Carbon Matallic Pad would be the choice (more brake =
dust though).
Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever!
----- Original Message -----=20
From: DEMETRIS RAPTIS=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:25 AM
Subject: 16V BRAKE QUESTION
I upgraded my brakes last summer with 10.1" drilled rotors front and =
new solid rotors in the back on my 1987 16V. I installed Mintex red box =
pads and an Audi 25mm master cylinder.=20
Well, the braking does not seem any better than the stock set up. The =
pedal has too much travel for my satisfaction.
my other car a 2001 TDI golf has excellent brakes and grab.
Grabbing is what my scirocco is lacking.
The brake pedal actuates a rod that compresses the master cylinder. =
that rod is adjustable right? I am thinking I should play with it to =
minimize pedal travel or I will screw something up?
Demetri
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Don't mess with that pushrod length.. =
It has a=20
certain tolerance it must be within... these torerances are for scirocco =
m/c's=20
don't know about audi's... you may need the brake booster from the audi =
for it=20
to work as you expected it to (that's what the pushrod, with the =
attached=20
adjuster, it connected to and it acts on the m/c.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Have you replaced all the brake fluid =
recently?=20
Supposed to be changed every few years... If you've got water, air, etc =
in there=20
it will mess up the pedal feel. Also the brake hoses will break =
down over=20
time (they're rubber) so some new lines will probably help as well. =
However If=20
you upgrade all this stuff your m/c could fail due to the new found =
performance=20
in the rest of the system...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>are the mintex pads a "metal" pad? if =
so I heard=20
these types of pads won't grab as much as a "regular" pad when cold, For =
good=20
grabbing power I'd say a Ferodo or Carbon Matallic Pad would be the =
choice (more=20
brake dust though).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Jason Adams<BR>Fahrvergnugen Forever!<BR></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Draver@prodigy.net =
href=3D"mailto:raver@prodigy.net";>DEMETRIS RAPTIS</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 26, 2002 =
2:25=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> 16V BRAKE =
QUESTION</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I upgraded my brakes last summer with =
10.1"=20
drilled rotors front and new solid rotors in the back on my=20
1987 16V. I installed Mintex red box pads and an Audi =
25mm=20
master cylinder. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, the braking does not seem any =
better than=20
the stock set up. The pedal has too much travel for my=20
satisfaction.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>my other car a 2001 TDI golf has =
excellent brakes=20
and grab.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Grabbing is what my scirocco is=20
lacking.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The brake pedal actuates a rod that =
compresses=20
the master cylinder. that rod is adjustable right? I am thinking I =
should play=20
with it to minimize pedal travel or I will screw something =
up?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Demetri</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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