Re. Brakes and servicing of callipers.

["jamesrguk" <James_rg@xxxx>]

Hi all,

The brakes on the DeLorean can be very effective but there are many 
things you can do to get the best from them.

Firstly change your brake fluid and bleed the system, brake fluid is 
hydroscopic and absorbs atmospheric moisture, water squishes more 
than brake fluid hence spongy brakes.

Also tyre choice is crucial, what's the point is stopping the wheel 
spinning if it is still sliding over the ground. I have been in a 
couple of DeLoreans among other cars with Pirelli tyres on and they 
seem to stick to the road very well.

Servicing the calliper is not hard either if a bit messy. Remove the 
calliper pop out the pistons clean them with very fine wet and dry 
change the rubber seals if required (service kits are available which 
are quite cheap). Install pistons into the calliper install back on 
car and bleed the system. I did this to my front callipers last 
weekend as I had a shake under braking and not the car brakes better 
than ever.

There are also vented disks and calliper upgrades available from the 
same guy who does the Cat by-pass I think he is from Holland (I am 
sure someone else on the list knows his details) they looked quite 
impressive.

And braided brake lines also take some of the squishiness out of the 
braking system as they do not expand under braking as much as the 
original lines, or so I am told.

Hope this helps

James RG