[DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

I've even seen a safety pin spring like loop that took up the movement of a
rear wheel. The loop was right next to the articulating point of the
locating arm. No rubber present.

Tomas

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[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Will Kooiman
Sent: den 14 juni 2012 22:52
To: Mikael
Cc: MikeLDrew at aol.com; clewis at dmn.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED


Would it really move that much?

I'm guessing so, otherwise the OEMs wouldn't do it.

On Jun 14, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Mikael wrote:

> Loops are made so that there's more flexibility towards the parts moving
> around, reduces the risk of metal fatigue
>
> Mikael
>
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> Fra: Will Kooiman [mailto:will.kooiman at gmail.com]
> Sendt: 14. juni 2012 22:37
> Til: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Cc: mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk; clewis at dmn.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED
>
> So, why do many cars have loops in the hard lines?
>
> My 93 Mustang had them at the master.
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 10:24 AM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/14/12 4 19 57, mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk writes:
>>
>>
>>> Chris, FYI I have less vacuum than you have at idle, and no braking
>>> problems (all new parts from Dennis Quella), so I don't think it's a
>>> vacuum issue.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Well, I suspect it *is* a vacuum issue, but not the simple kind (i.e.
>> not the fact that the engine doesn't make enough vacuum).
>>
>> All the vacuum in the world won't help a bad booster.   And your symptoms
>> sound like a bad booster to me.   You've already got one gimmick piled on
> top
>> of another, but the fundamentals need to be right too.
>>
>> I know Dennis Quella sells rebuilt boosters for a rather hefty price,
with
>
>> a core charge on top of that.   Others here have reported great luck
> having
>> their boosters rebuilt by specialists for quite a bit less (Dennis is
>> undoubtedly sending his out to one of those guys and paying the same
>> rate you would, then marking them up, which is not an unreasonable thing
> to do).
>>
>> I'd definitely give that a try.
>>
>> Mike (who has mushy brakes due to inexplicable loops that were put
>> into his hard lines when the car was restored--new hard lines are in a
>> box, waiting for installation--and they might be there quite awhile!)
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