ok. my brakes were done this weekend... but the brake pedal still isnt as stiff as i would like it.. I have had it real stiff once apon a time.. but was wondering if there is an adjustment? i looked on the pedal for the chance of there being an adjustment screw.. but no luck?? the master cylinder is basically brand new. is there a way???? PS running stock brakes at moment.. Discs front.. drums rear.. and they have been bled properly.

when you say your brakes were done, what do you mean exactly?

No, there is no such thing as an "adjustment". I don't know what you're on about when you say stiffness. Brake pedal stiffness is not desirable, what you are after is minimal pedal free play or travel. Things that affect free play are thickness of pads/rotors, air in brake lines, age of fluid. Also fluid loss from leaking calipers/master cylinder/lines/fittings will increase pedal free play.

mechanic says with drum brakes, you'll never get a perfect pedal as the adjusters are in the insides, and they are just plain dodgy. upgrade your brakes Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by KFACTA .. I have had it real stiff once apon a time.. lol

drop a couple of viagra's into the master cylinder man.that should do it. lol

In the search for better pedel feel (harder and lest travel) i modified the pedel box to move the pivot point of the brake pedel up 60mm and make the pedel 60mm longer to change the ratio. Ratio changed from 5.2:1 to 3.2:1. Worked a treat! but it was a real pain in the ass job... BTW, i have far from standard brakes. There is no adjustment in the pedel at all. I'd go with what the others have said.

Quote: Originally Posted by twinvl In the search for better pedel feel (harder and lest travel) i modified the pedel box to move the pivot point of the brake pedel up 60mm and make the pedel 60mm longer to change the ratio. Ratio changed from 5.2:1 to 3.2:1. Worked a treat! but it was a real pain in the ass job... BTW, i have far from standard brakes. There is no adjustment in the pedel at all. I'd go with what the others have said. do you have any pics of the pedal box you modified as I will be doing the same thing soon and some pics to work off would be a great help. thanks

you need to adjust your rear drum brakes after you have driven a couple of hundred ks. Because you want your new shoes to wear to the drum without too much friction straight away. just rip off your drums and adjust your adjusters so that your drum just fits over the shoes and then spin the drum and it should only turn about half to three quarters of a turn and then after you put the wheel on, the tire should only spin about a turn or so with you spinning the tire by hand try this good luck

Quote: Originally Posted by VL Calais do you have any pics of the pedal box you modified as I will be doing the same thing soon and some pics to work off would be a great help. thanks Nah sorry, i didn't take pics of the pedel box, wish i did though, don't know y i didn't... Anyway i can tell u 60mm was the limit, the top of the pivot is 1mm away from the upper panel. I cut the pedel shaft between the pivot and the clevis and welded extra in to keep the clevis and pedel end in the original place. I welded on 2 uprights to the top of the pedel box and drilled the hole for the pin, then gusseted it. Not that easy or pretty but plenty strong enough.