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Having problems adjusting the brake peddle!
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:03 pm
by daveejhitchins
New brake parts all round except the peddle. However, I don't seem to be able achieve the 1 1/4" play at the peddle mentioned in the Haynes manual? I'm just running out of thread and best is 1 1/2" of play . . .
Any ideas?
Dave H.
Re: Having problems adjusting the brake peddle!
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:49 pm
by Jim McCrae
I presume that you are trying to adjust the actuating rod on the master cylinder.
The recommended 1 1/4 play is with the floor in place. When the floor/transmission tunnel is removed the pedal is free to rise above it's regular position. Try placing a straight edge over the pedal at floor level and adjust from there.
Good luck
Re: Having problems adjusting the brake peddle!
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:31 pm
by daveejhitchins
Jim McCrae wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:49 pm
I presume that you are trying to adjust the actuating rod on the master cylinder.
The recommended 1 1/4 play is with the floor in place. When the floor/transmission tunnel is removed the pedal is free to rise above it's regular position. Try placing a straight edge over the pedal at floor level and adjust from there.
Good luck
Thanks for that tip, Jim . . . I'd have probably got there, eventually
Dave H.