livinginthepast
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The bugeye I recently purchased went through a disc brake conversion, but since then, a firm pedal has not been achieved. I'm hoping for some troubleshooting help so that when it arrives (it's enroute now), I'll be prepared to jump in and fix it!
First of all, the car stops, but the pedal is "squishy."
I didn't see this tested, but the PO told me that he was able to get a firm pedal by clamping off the passenger side brake hose. He said the calipers were rebuilt when the conversion was done, and he suspects that the caliper may need replacing. I'm not a hydraulics expert by any stretch of the imagination, but, as there is no leaking, I'm not sure how that could be the case (although, again, I'm only minimally informed on the physics of the system).
I was thinking that the system may need to be bled again, but then that wouldn't necessarily explain why clamping the brake hose on the passenger side firms up the pedal, right? or might that be the issue?
Thanks,
Bill
First of all, the car stops, but the pedal is "squishy."
I didn't see this tested, but the PO told me that he was able to get a firm pedal by clamping off the passenger side brake hose. He said the calipers were rebuilt when the conversion was done, and he suspects that the caliper may need replacing. I'm not a hydraulics expert by any stretch of the imagination, but, as there is no leaking, I'm not sure how that could be the case (although, again, I'm only minimally informed on the physics of the system).
I was thinking that the system may need to be bled again, but then that wouldn't necessarily explain why clamping the brake hose on the passenger side firms up the pedal, right? or might that be the issue?
Thanks,
Bill