Brake pedal adjustment

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Re: Brake pedal adjustment

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No - it's a tandem system with each piston (in the master cylinder) feeding the front or rear.

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Re: Brake pedal adjustment

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You might get away bleeding just one front and one rear, but, personally I would do a full bleed as I don’t take chances with brakes and cost would only be about a tenner in fluid total and a little extra time. You’re then good for another 2 to 3 years.

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Re: Brake pedal adjustment

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Forgot to update this:
Bled the whole system again. Went for a driive but the pedal was the same as before. I think the possibilty of makeing the brakes bind made me over compensate and I left too bigger gap between the 'push rod' and the master cylinder. So got to do it again :(
The next day I put it in for it's MOT and it passed with one advisory - 'Brake pedal travel slightly long' :D
At least the brakes work and I can use it.
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment

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Pete Boole wrote:
Thu Nov 02, 2023 18:45
You can get special tools to measure the clearance.

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Like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/NISHZHU-Brake- ... tdGY&psc=1
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment

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Yep - that's the sort of thing I had in mind.

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Re: Brake pedal adjustment

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I'm going to wait till the end of the month before buying and take out Amazon prime for a month. That way I will have accsess to all the footy over December :D
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