[DML] Re: question about brakes

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I distinctly recall that when I bought my D, after driving it home I 
was surprised to find that it even **had** power brakes. They are 
definitely NOT like your average over-assisted-generic-car brakes. 
They are closer to what I see on BMWs, but still take a bit more 
effort. (BMW, by the way, uses a Girling master cylinder that bears 
an amazing resemblance to the one on the DMC, even on cars 20 years 
newer. The booster is notably bigger, though as are the calipers.)

Since that time I've driven many different DeLoreans, and they all 
feel about the same (except for a couple where between one and three 
brake calipers didn't work at all!). 

Dave S


--- 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.
> 
> However, I was wondering what the normal "feel" of the brake system
> should be. Right now, it feels kind of like a non-power assist
> hydraulic system. It's not as hard as a totally manual hydraulic
> system, (like my '69 vw bug) but close. It takes a few extra pounds 
of
> force to get decent braking power out of the system. When I drive 
any
> other power-assist disc brake car, very little force if any is 
needed
> on the pedal to produce the braking power. If I am stopped at a
> stoplight, simply letting one foot rest on the pedal is not enough 
to








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