22-01-2018, 10:47 AM
I like the uncoupled brakes on my 1929 saloon. When approaching junctions, traffic lights, roundabouts etc I usually pull on the handbrake a couple of notches because I know it's likely I shall have to stop. I can then use the footbrake to come to a standstill or release the handbrake if I don't need to stop. It also balances the wear between back and front.
I have got good balance on the footbrake by bracing the cross-shaft. It's very instructive to look under the car when an assistant presses the brake pedal. The cross-shaft moves forwards on the offside because of the force from the pedal and moves back on the nearside in reaction to tension in the brake cable.
I have made a bracket at the nearside bracing the cross shaft to the chassis cross member to stop it moving back. On the offside I fitted a bolt in the cross member that bears against the cross shaft bracket to stop it moving forwards.
The improvement is very marked and the brakes can be balanced with little trouble.
I have got good balance on the footbrake by bracing the cross-shaft. It's very instructive to look under the car when an assistant presses the brake pedal. The cross-shaft moves forwards on the offside because of the force from the pedal and moves back on the nearside in reaction to tension in the brake cable.
I have made a bracket at the nearside bracing the cross shaft to the chassis cross member to stop it moving back. On the offside I fitted a bolt in the cross member that bears against the cross shaft bracket to stop it moving forwards.
The improvement is very marked and the brakes can be balanced with little trouble.
Jim