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Thought I would start a thread here as my car is now on the road. Car is a fairly simple Escort road rally car. It's a four door with 1600 crossflow, 5 speed box, bilsteins front and rear. English axle with tramp bars. Simple but proving enough fun for me at the moment. Will get some pictures up in the week. Here a link to the original thread in the projects section showing some of the work. http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthre...29#post2042129
Having problems with the brakes at the minute. I run M16 fronts and sierra rear callipers, hydraulic h/brake and a bias peddle box. Since having the car the peddle has been crap but the brakes do need bleeding properly. The issues I have is that the rear wheels were getting very hot and sometimes you couldn't push the car by hand unless after driving it first.
Last weekend I used the handbrake a few times and after around the 5th time the brakes just completely locked on and I couldn't move the car. Had to wait around 15 minutes before I could drive it home.
A friend running the same rear callipers highlighted to me that should I should space the calliper out as at the moment the disc is not at all central in the calliper which makes sense to do, after looking yesterday I noticed my pads are right up against my disc (on the rear) like they haven't retracted at all.
Anyone, experienced similar issues, any advice appreciated.
Lewis
Having problems with the brakes at the minute. I run M16 fronts and sierra rear callipers, hydraulic h/brake and a bias peddle box. Since having the car the peddle has been crap but the brakes do need bleeding properly. The issues I have is that the rear wheels were getting very hot and sometimes you couldn't push the car by hand unless after driving it first.
Last weekend I used the handbrake a few times and after around the 5th time the brakes just completely locked on and I couldn't move the car. Had to wait around 15 minutes before I could drive it home.
A friend running the same rear callipers highlighted to me that should I should space the calliper out as at the moment the disc is not at all central in the calliper which makes sense to do, after looking yesterday I noticed my pads are right up against my disc (on the rear) like they haven't retracted at all.
Anyone, experienced similar issues, any advice appreciated.
Lewis