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iplay

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Post #26

cwspellowe wrote:

Ahh ya f*cker. Do all 306's have them, even ones with drums?

What's it doing at the minute then? It was seized solid and i worked it free, have I just sent all the bias to the rear now?

EDIT I have also deduced from picture evidence that it appears to have been missing since at least November last year. Could that explain why the brakes have felt shit for a while despite several bleeds?

phase 3's dont have this part.

Posted 5th Nov 2011 at 09:20

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no, it wont work if you take it off, either leave it or bin it and fir a bias valve.

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Posted 5th Nov 2011 at 09:24

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pinkfloyd wrote:

Any idea if the rod can be left off on a lowered car. I was wondering if I could lock the compensator into a position that would suit track use?

I was looking into this on mine the other day. When I saw the car on the ramp as it was being mot'd, when he applied the brakes the pressure moved the arm to the left ( as per Waynes diagram in post 2 ) The lower the car the closer the black top hat part, that sits inside / ontop of the spring on the rod, sits to the lever, thus preventing it from the opening and reducing pressure. Well thats how I figured it worked anyhow.

I thought if you wanted full rear brakes maybe wirelock the lever in the fully closed position ( pulled to the right in the diagram ) or make a spacer so the spring sits against it all the time. I know you can adjust the rod, but I am thinking trying it track side at donny next sunday to see what a difference it makes, so want a quick and easy methord to try different settings.

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Posted 5th Nov 2011 at 19:33

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Mark, did you ever look into this?

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Posted 7th Dec 2011 at 06:35

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Not yet mate. It was very damp at donny to start with and I forgot later on in the day Sad

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Posted 7th Dec 2011 at 09:59

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Post #31

buzzbrightyear wrote:

chris with a pug wrote:

is your car lowered?
If it is you should remove a coil or two big spring to compensate

i was just about to mention that lowering may alter the brake bias to back wheels but you beat me to it

is this the only way of sorting it out for a lowered rear? are there other ways? i have been told this will need doing as i have lowered my rear 40mm.

i might just be ham fisted etc. but i cant feel any difference in brake bias etc. the handling has gotten better since lowering and now hearing it could effect the feel of the passive rear wheel steering :s. im contemplating doing so if the fix is just snip the spring down a coil or two?

sorry to hijack thread, thansk for any info in advance

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Posted 10th Dec 2011 at 10:38

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phillipm wrote:

^^What he said.

No pesky feckin' compensators on mine.

sometimes i wish i kept with the elegant simplicity of my 1.4 :s

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Posted 10th Dec 2011 at 10:42

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Post #33

jimmyhackers wrote:

buzzbrightyear wrote:

chris with a pug wrote:

is your car lowered?
If it is you should remove a coil or two big spring to compensate

i was just about to mention that lowering may alter the brake bias to back wheels but you beat me to it

Unless you can find a spring exactly the length and poundage you are after your only option is to get one made, I priced this up recently for something else and it was around £100, I would chop a coil or two off personally Wink

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just wind the nut up the thread Thumbs up

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Posted 10th Dec 2011 at 20:47

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Excellent pic + graphics midlife. As they say a picture paints 1000 words.

Should be FAQ'd?

My rear discs look horrible and rusty as anything, as though not enough brake pressure being applied - might be as a result of seized comp as it looks a bit rusty. Will try the WD40 + pliers and see whether any improvement.

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What do the phase 3's have instead of the compensator set-up? can it be swapped over easy enough?

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Posted 24th Dec 2011 at 18:16

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Posted 24th Dec 2011 at 19:08

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