Re: 164 Brakes

[jonathan coates <alfa@domain.elided>]

In message , Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided> writes
>The braking ability on my '91 164L is totally unsatisfactory--almost 
>dangerous. Trying for a really quick stop requires huge brakepedal 
>pressure, and fails to lock up wheels or trigger the ABS--no wheel noise 
>whatever, and a LOOOOOOONG distance to stop from speed. My '74 Spider 
>stops in 1/3rd the distance with much less pedal pressure.
>
>New rotors about 10000 miles ago--new pads about 100 miles ago (and the 
>brakes weren't noticeably better before the new pads)
I would suggest that the servo (booster) is not working. Maybe the one-
way valve is stuck?
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jonathan coates

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