Thread: Soft Pedal

Originally Posted by tombraider

Yes, and yes

And with the 315s braking is still as good if not better than standard.

Tombraider

and a double yes here as well.
The increase in firmness and pedal feel is excellent. Work nicely with slotted rotors as well

Remember that to be road legal they have to used crimped ends and be ADR approved (which involves a piece of flexible cover over the ends to pass the infamous 'whip' test). Specialist brake shops can often either make or source them.
Weird thing is that race cars use self assembled olive compression fittings which are stronger, when assembled properly, yet aren't legal for the road.....

Originally Posted by meteor

I'm not sure 1000m would be enough elevation to cause this, but driving at altitude has the habit of cooking brakes much quicker than sea level, the lower pressures decrease the boiling point of the fluid so they aren't going to cop much before giving up the ghost. Same goes for auto transmission fluid. Wiper fluid should be safe though

The altitude should not be enough to affect the brakes.
When I lived in Switzerland I was driving everyday above 1000m and up to 3000 at times. Never had a problem. Although if at altitude you must be a lot more careful and strict in your maintenance program. New fluid in the brakes every year, etc etc.

As for the wiper fluid, just pour some isopropylolic alcohol into the reservoir that will stop it from freezing. If you cannot get ISO alcohol just use metho, not as good but it will do.

Originally Posted by gruntfuttock

If you cannot get ISO alcohol just use metho, not as good but it will do.

is fine with rasberry cordial :P

Have seen Goodrigde stainless brake line kits on Ebay for Defender in UK.
Would these be OK?

Can (or properly "may") I interject here?

It's a diesel so I don't have to use the brakes ( or breaks Tony)

Apart from SS brake lines and raspberry cordial spiked with methanol...

If I have forced fluid back through the system whilst fitting the rear pads will this have affected the seals in the MC?

Will this mean a complete new MC or just a refurb kit?

The brakes are just dandy now Altitude is merely a concidence maybe...but for how long?

funny thing about this i had the same problem a few weeks ago in the high country

and when i returned to the low country the pedal came back higher

strange or a rover thing

Is it possible that its a vacuum pump issue at altitude with the diesels? It may prevent the full vacuum from being generated. If possible fit a gauge in the vac line and check it at sea level then altitude.

Trev.

guys....are we talking stainless steel lines...or braided hoses.....?

if its braided hoses...then yes it will make a difference as the pressure from your foot goes
to the brake pads.......
with normal hoses.....the pressure will expand the hoses which take some of the firmness and feel away.....
great for race cars.....not so sure if it is really needed on road though.....