[DeTomaso] brake system question

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

I had a similar problem and it turned out to be a fititng which was
drawing just a little air without any signs of dripping and doing the
exact ssame thing.

G

>
> thanks for all the great advice to everyone.
>
> i am not sure my booster is doing enough, and I am not sure my master
> cylinder has a large enough bore.
>
> but what bothers me, just like the rest of you, is the pull to one side.
> My theory has been persistent air in the caliper since it is a brand new
> wilwood.  i keep bleeding it, but no change.  i will look at the whole
> thing more closely this weekend.  justin
>
>
>
> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:29:29 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] brake system question
> To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>
> First suggestion: find out why the car is pulling to one side. That's the
> only thing I see as "wrong". A couple of Panteras have had this problem
> and both cured it by changing the front caliper on the side NOT pulling-
> something was causing that unit to not respond like the other side- maybe
> a plug or a mfg defect. Looking at the pads on the non-working side, you
> could see there was only minimal contact with the rotor.
> A competent driver doesn't need the 'shuttle valve'. All it tells you is
> if fluid is low or pads are worn, and most of us do a once-over of such
> things before firing up the engine. Unless you've screwed up the plumbing
> somehow, the shuttle is not part of the pulling to one side, though.
> FWIW- J DeRyke
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