Re: Master Cylinder Push Rod?
[Re: ccdave]
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05/22/20 02:54 PM
05/22/20 02:54 PM
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RapidRobert
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too much travel or pedal height too low?
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Re: Master Cylinder Push Rod?
[Re: ccdave]
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05/22/20 03:04 PM
05/22/20 03:04 PM
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CMcAllister
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For an extra $15, the M/C kit with mounting parts is a deal. It's going to take some fabrication, a threaded pushrod and the right parts/retainers to make sure the pushrod is retained in the master cylinder correctly.
Typically I would cut and thread the original, use a long nut with a couple of jams to create a turnbuckle affair and use the adjustable rod the comes in the kit. You could probably use the two halves of the original and make it adjustable.
Did I say to make sure the retainer has a fresh rubber ring on it and is secure in the master cylinder?
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: Master Cylinder Push Rod?
[Re: ccdave]
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06/27/20 03:44 PM
06/27/20 03:44 PM
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Problem is completely solved!!! I installed Wilwood brakes on all 4. Car stops like a new Corvette now! Glad it all worked out for you. An inch and an eighth is a pretty big bore MC. Pardon the barrage of questions that follow, but I'm interested. How is the pedal feel with the new set-up? Are the brakes touchy at all? Did you use/add a drum brake distribution block when you swapped in the new discs? Which brakes lock up first during hard braking?
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Re: Master Cylinder Push Rod?
[Re: dvw]
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06/27/20 09:51 PM
06/27/20 09:51 PM
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Hemi_Joel
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Make sure the rod is either held in with urethane or you build a better up stop for the pedal. If the stop lamp switch bends or comes loose the rod backing out of the master cylinder is a real possibility. Had a friend have this happen last year. Crashed the car bad and was injured pretty bad as well. Doug Unfortunately, this is common. Saw a car go off the end of National Trail at the Mopar Nats and get totaled from the pushrod falling out.
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