CONCRETE24 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Steve, Is it possible to swap the reservoirs? The castings look the same - but hard to tell from the photo! Regards, Michael. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Steve,Is it possible to swap the reservoirs? The castings look the same - but hard to tell from the photo! Regards, Michael. Indeed Michael, that may be possible. the Tr reservoir is held on by screws at either end, four in total, but the LR one just has two screws at the servo / front brakes end. I shall experiment next week and report back. I'm actually happy with the brakes as they are, the new calipers provide a distinct improvement in bite and progression. However the pedal travel is a bit long, and quite light, so a larger bore MC would be ideal. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Some Homework for you whilst i am away for a couple of days in Edinburgh ! Problem : the LR MC has different reservoir fittings to the TR one. At the servo end, for the front brakes, the Reservoir bolts onto the MC as per the TR one. However at the other end, for the rear brakes, the reservoir is a push fit into the MC, there is a little spring clip inside the bore that keeps it in place. Thus the TR reservoir will not fit the LR MC Your homework is to try to resolve this conundrum, I'm thinking remote reservoirs but how to connect them to the MC?? regards Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ian l Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 you could space the top of the servo away from the bulk head to alter the angle down, which would lower the master cylinder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davidw Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 you could space the top of the servo away from the bulk head to alter the angle down, which would lower the master cylinder Briliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davidw Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 With two "Ls"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ian l Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 was thinking washers to see if it works,then get a new aluminium spacer made what hi lux are the calipers off have you a part number? Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ragtag Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I have to say that this is a great thread. This kind of 'parts bin engineering' is just the kind of thing that floats my boat. Well done guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hi Guys, I don't have the part numbers with me, but will post them when I'm back along with supplier details. Regards Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Cut it down to fit and get it plastic welded Edited January 12, 2013 by ntc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davidw Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 How and where can that be done, Neil? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Cut it down to fit and get it plastic welded Good thought Neil, thanks! I knew setting homework forgot guys was the right idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 How and where can that be done, Neil? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most bodyshops have that equipment for modern plastic bumper repairs. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davidw Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thank you, Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Update ! Yesterday I fitted the new rear wheel cylinders, 1" bore. ( up from 0.7 as standard) Ran out of time to bleed the system yesterday as pub lunch was calling, but today i have done so and am pleased to report a noticeable further improvement. So the combination of the Toyota four pot front calipers with the 1" rear wheel cylinders has provided a significant overall braking improvement. This is, as i mentioned previously, a relatively cheap and worthwhile improvement that i copied form the VTR dot ORG website that's based in the US. Pedal travel is increased by the larger capacity of the new calipers/cylinders, but i don't find this to be a problem. I have not yet tried the larger bore Landrover Master Cylinder, and for the moment i am not going to bother as i am now happy with the brakes. Total cost for the conversion has worked out at about £280. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Dont forget to tell your insurance company Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Running report....... The brakes work really well, apart from what is either pad knock back or perhaps some air in the system? We had a weekend away last weekend, three days of fantastic sunshine :-) and the car was excellent. However I'm experiencing the brake pedal needing a pump to get a solid pedal. Just one pump does it and then the brakes are very good. The problem returns quite quickly, in normal driving or enthusiastic driving it seems the same. So is this pad knock back or perhaps some residual air in the system following all the disturbance? The rears are adjusted correctly. I have bled the system front and back. I've obviously had the front hubs, callipers and rear wheel cylinders off. What do you think? Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Have the front wheel bearings got too much play in them. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Possibly Roger! I will investigate at the weekend, I did think I had set them correctly but perhaps they were not seated properly when I put the hubs back on? Steve Edited February 20, 2013 by SDerbyshire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Try pumping the pedal up hard and then jam it down overnight with a bid of wood. That will eliminate any remaining air and obviously make sure that the bearings are adjusted correctly and not overtight as they are taper bearings. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smeggie Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hi Time to change front pads and seems Mintex 1144 would do for my every day use, struggling to locate any other than at Revington any other suppliers out there? Is there a choice of rear shoes or just the standard? cheers Smeggie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Millward Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Try pumping the pedal up hard and then jam it down overnight with a bid of wood. That will eliminate any remaining air and obviously make sure that the bearings are adjusted correctly and not overtight as they are taper bearings. Stuart. Out of interest Stuart (cause I don't know), if you do have residual air in the system, where does it go when using this technique? Cheers Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 As everything is open it will work its way back up to the highest point i.e. the master cylinder tank. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Millward Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Thanks Stuart, that's very clever. Cheers Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShaunC Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I've recently upgraded the front brakes with 'green stuff' pads and have standard discs with the original twin pot calipers and am very happy with the results! I've not experienced any trouble with these pads ('wooden') on my TR or my daily driver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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