Brake Pedal Height

[geodon]

I have new drums, shoes & cylinders.

I've bled & re-bled twice but I cant get a good high pedal. It's firm enough but only 2" off the floor.

When I clamp the rear flexible hose, the pedal is perfect so the problem is in the rears.

I've adjusted them until they are stuck tight and still have a low pedal.

Pumping the pedal improves the situation but I get no air when I bleed. But remember pumping also takes up XS adjustment by defacto increasing the stroke i.e. the slave pistons don't get a chance to reset & travel a bit further outwards.

Not sure where to go now.

Is this a Series quirk??

[chazza]

Are the adjusters new? Worn ones can allow the shoes to slip back a notch giving the symptoms you describe.

Have you stamped hard on the pedal when bleeding, to really make sure that all of the air comes out?

Cheers Charlie

[geodon]

It WAS adjustment!

Jaysus the difference from marque to marque!

BMC stuff you adjust till they just start to drag.

VW's until they can only just be turned by hand without having a hernia.

LR's seem to be a bit beyond the latter!

Once I advanced the adjusters a couple of clicks beyond what I thought was reasonable, I got my pedal.

A test drive showed no sign of drag- it coasted to a stop without the sudden stop you get when brakes drag.

Chalk another one down to experience!

Chazz, adjusters are all new and welded so they don't slip!