[DML] Re: question about brakes

["Jim Reeve" <dmc6960@xxxxxxxxx>]

You say your car has only 7,500 miles on it.  How many of those have
been driven in the last year?

My DeLorean had exactly what you described when I first bought it. (I
have felt it on others too, I've driven a lot of D's). After the first
year of driving mine regularily and doing nothing to the brakes it
slowly turned into a more normal feel.  After a flush/bleed 1 1/2
years later, it felt very normal.  However never have I felt a
DeLorean with the extreme feather-light pressures needed in a brand
new car.

Based on the fact that you recently did a flush and bleed and can
still lock up the brakes points me in the direction of the booster. 
Perhaps the vaccume hose is blocked/kinked somewhere not letting it
get up to full power.  However if your car has indeed sat for a long
time without regular use, I'd probably just give it some time and
drive it a lot to see what happens.

Jim Reeve
MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club
DMC6960

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sweitzel_2000" <sweitzel@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> The brake system in my (automatic) car seems to work fine but I'm not
> sure what normal should be. 7,500 original miles on all parts. The
> entire system has been flushed with fresh fluid and bled correctly.
> The overall braking power seems quite adequite. I can lock up the
> wheels in a skid if I hammer down on the pedal really hard. Pedal
> height seems fine. It doesn't go down very far nor does it get too
> near the floorboards.
> 





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