[F500] brakes/sizes

[Tom Diehm]

I used to have a 1989 Red Devil and it did not have a
remote cable adjuster to adjust the brake balance.  Just a
piece of threaded rod with jam nuts on either side of  rod
ends on the master cylinder piston rods.  Why would anyone
need to adjust the brake balance anyway?  :)

Tom Diehm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lindsey, Mark" <mlindsey at Baskervill.com>
To: <f500 at f500.org>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:19 PM
Subject: RE: [F500] brakes/sizes


> Balance Bar?
>
> I thought it was what you did in a crowded when you had 6 beers in your
hand
> and the only way back to your friends was to walk across the bar.  Think
> Carlos 'n Charlies in Cozumel.....
>
> The balance bar is attached to a cable that runs to your cockpit.  You
turn
> the knob in the cockpit and it turns the balance bar in either direction.
> Most places that sell race parts sell the cable and knob.  If you install
> one, pull the cable out of the sleeve and lube it with lightweight marine
> grease to keep the brass/bronze cable from corroding.
>
> Mark Lindsey
> KBS Mk5
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jryall at juno.com [mailto:jryall at juno.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:09 AM
> To: f500 at f500.org
> Subject: Re: [F500] brakes/sizes
>
>
> 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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