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brake lever travel
In a message dated 5/17/00 9:59:48 AM, owner-st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Jim,
> I think it comes down to the fact that worn pads means the pads must
> travel more distance to "hit" the disk, thus the volume of the system
> increase while the displacement of the master cylinder stays the
> same. >>
This is the way drum brakes work ie as the shoe wears, the pedal goes down
further, but disc brakes (should) compensate-as the pad wears, handle travel
remains the same, and the level of fluid goes down in the master cylinder.
Dave Collins, San Diego.
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