[F500] brakes/sizes

[jryall at juno.com]

A balance bar connects the brake pedal to the two master cylinders.  By
adjusting the bar position, you can alter the brake bias front to rear.

John Ryall
'89 Red Devil F440 Kawi
On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:55:41 -0500 "Jan Schmidt" <jschmidt at kumc.edu>
writes:
> You guys are all talking Greek to me, what is a balance bar and do I
> have one?
> Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil F440 (new to chainsaws)
> 
> >>> HerbN44 at aol.com 06/27/04 7:15 PM >>>
> I'm using a 1 1/8 cylinder rear with a wilwood dynalite 4 piston
> caliper.  On 
> the front is 13/16 cylinder with dynalite single calipers.  Plenty 
> of
> range 
> on the balance bar.
> The car had 3/4 and 5/8 cylinders when I got it.  I wanted a firmer
> pedal so 
> I went bigger.
> Other things to check are binding of the balance bar, clevis 
> adjustment,
> and 
> length of the push rods. 
> Herb Noble.
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