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Originally Posted by nuttysaxo
Hello mate , sorry not been on for ages , the handbrake etc was adjusted up yes its rear drums on this with the VTR set up at the front , the pedal has pressure in it just lacks that bit of bite , I purchased a servo repair thing the bung that goes into the servo on the vacuum hose ! think that it what it is called ? , was looking at getting new rear drums I have had this car for 12 years now and I am not sure if these are the original drums its got a few miles on it now 110 thou , sure these non abs ones are 180 with drums .. cheers bud
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No worries at all
it's common for the auto adjust ratchets to get stuck, and it keeps the shoes too far away from the drum. My pedal used to go almost half way until i fixed it with a good greasing.
Yes 180mm rings a bell. ABS ones are 200 ish - you'd know if you had them, they look ridiculously skinny.
I know the bit you mean on the servo, it's just a one way valve. so it holds a bit of vacuum if the engine cuts out. When the engine is running you have plenty vacuum when slowing down anyway.
Actually, if it's just lack of bite (sorry I just assumed it was maybe down to pedal travel), it could be something as simple as the brake pads being glazed. They might just need a good stamp from 50/60mph a few times. Or the calipers on the front might be slightly sticky.
I've just put new replacement calipers on mine with DS2500 pads and the bite is far better than before, the old caliper slides were sticky and almost stuck on one side.