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July 17th 2007, 20:57
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Jeza
Have a read of the 914 tech articles on the...
Have a read of the 914 tech articles on the Pelican pages, that might help explain a few things.
This one in particular may answer some of your master cylinder questions
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January 18th 2005, 17:22
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Adrian That combo sounds almost perfect :) ...
Adrian
That combo sounds almost perfect :)
I thought the CB kit was very similar in bias
Keep us informed with how you get on.
Cheers
Jeremy
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January 2nd 2005, 20:28
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Thanks for the post Matt Someone else...
Thanks for the post Matt
Someone else speaking sense to reinforce the important points.
CU
Jeremy
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December 16th 2004, 04:15
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Wally I think Che might have been refering...
Wally
I think Che might have been refering to the 2 pistons such as in a standard ghia calliper with 2 40mm pistons.
Some one in our club explained it to me a while back but I completely...
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December 15th 2004, 20:04
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Jeza
Good question! I can't say as I know the...
Good question!
I can't say as I know the answer to that, but hopefully some activity on here will lure in a hydralics / fluids engineer to answer
:D
Cheers
Jeremy
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October 21st 2004, 16:16
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Jonathan Sorry I havn't come back with any...
Jonathan
Sorry I havn't come back with any more info, the car is requiring some rust repair, and I have been waiting to borrow a welder. I say the car will be back on the road soon, but not being...
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October 5th 2004, 17:22
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Jeza
hot66 I can't say for sure about the VW...
hot66
I can't say for sure about the VW fittings for the remote reservoir lines as mine didn't fit. My master cylinder is a stock one from a '71 1302. Ricola used the fittings from his Beetle...
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September 24th 2004, 16:57
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Jeza
From the info I have (Disc Brakes Australia, DBA)...
From the info I have (Disc Brakes Australia, DBA) the original thickness is 20mm front and rear.
Check out Steve Cs brakes - he made a bracket to mount 996 rears to the original VW steering...
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September 19th 2004, 18:34
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Jeza
Hello all I have been meaning to reply for...
Hello all
I have been meaning to reply for quite some time to let people watching this thread know how I got on with the 944 MC.
Well it took a bit of fiddling to make it fit which is why its...
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August 12th 2004, 17:00
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Jeza
Alex I believe that a bias bar allows you to...
Alex
I believe that a bias bar allows you to adjust the ratio between the front and rear brakes at the MC. It keeps it even no matter what pressure you put on the pedal. So the percentage split...
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August 12th 2004, 02:47
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Jeza
Good idea. It should be plenty. ...
Good idea.
It should be plenty.
Sorry I can follow Shads calculations and use them on my car but thats where my knowledge stops. As you say the ration front to rear comes out as very front...
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August 10th 2004, 18:24
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Jeza
Walter You have hit the nail on the head. Now...
Walter
You have hit the nail on the head. Now all we need to do is to spread the word, as I think this is where a lot of people get confused and go wrong.
My 944 MC however is definately a 23mm...
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August 10th 2004, 06:04
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Jeza
It a leverage thing, if you increase the diameter...
It a leverage thing, if you increase the diameter of the slave cylinder in relation to the mc you increase the power to the brake. Increasing the MC diameter will increase the hardness of the pedal...
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August 10th 2004, 00:50
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Boygenius - what size is your 911 master...
Boygenius - what size is your 911 master cylinder.
Comments have been made before that the 944 brakes work as a system and although they came off a front engined car using the single pot calipers...
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July 24th 2004, 02:46
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Jonathan Not sure what the part number is...
Jonathan
Not sure what the part number is - there aren't any part number like numbers that I can see on it. But it is the "ate" item.
I'll let you know when its in with the results.
At...
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July 23rd 2004, 06:50
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Jeza
Right everybody I've found the answer. It...
Right everybody I've found the answer.
It turns out that orignial German MC's have small diameter plastic connector fittings and small rubber bungs.
After market ones have larger ones that are...
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July 22nd 2004, 05:56
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Jeza
Rich and anyone else how has fitted a 944 MC to a...
Rich and anyone else how has fitted a 944 MC to a beetle / aircooled VW.
How did you get around dealing with the remote reservoir. I thought it was just a case of using the VW fittings in the 944...
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Brakes
July 19th 2004, 05:05
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Jeza
Rich Thanks for the comments. I agree with...
Rich
Thanks for the comments. I agree with you, the stock 19mm (Bug) master cylinder just doesn't have enough volume for the huge front calipers. I also wonder if it gives too much mechanical...
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July 18th 2004, 23:20
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Jeza
Okay a quick ask around brake shops at lunch...
Okay a quick ask around brake shops at lunch yielded no results- so perhaps my comment about shimming / sleeving the front calipers was barking up the wrong tree.....
Any comments
Cheers
Jeremy
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July 18th 2004, 19:32
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Jeza
I'm also in a similar boat. 944 single...
I'm also in a similar boat.
944 single piston calipers all around and a stock bug 19.06mm master cylinder.
I also have a fair amount of pedal travel and quite a bit of squish. It does get...
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