Brake Master Question

[Chris Duncan]

Building a hydraulic E-brake and was wondering if there's such a thing as a single brake master that is pull actuated? (instead of push). Have seen this with slaves but not with masters.

(Don't remind me that hydraulic E-brakes sometimes don't hold, going to incorporate a strong spring to keep this from happening.)

 

[Bill Musarra]

Kalun,
Most of the master cylinders are push activated. To change, make a fulcurm mechanism that allows you to pull the handle and it transfers the action to a push. Otherwise you will have to use a pull type slave to do it. The fieros and such use a pull handle. This should be translated fairly easily to what you want(at least in my mind it is).

Bill

 

[Eric A.]

Look at the linkage that is used on sand buggies for turning brakes. Something like that is what you need.

 

[Chris Duncan]

Yeah I've looked at the bell crank idea and will go that way if I can't find a reverse master, just don't have a lot of room in the area above the center tunnel.

A reverse master would solve the problem with less moving parts, less weight, and what's getting more important lately, less time.

 

[Ian Anderson]

Like this?

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=10500

Ian

 

[Dave P]

AP Racing makes Pull type master cylinders CP 6465 and CP5854 series.
They start at.625 and go up to 1" bores. you should be able to find them in the nascar brake section of Essex Parts Services

 

[Chris Duncan]

AP Racing makes Pull type master cylinders CP 6465 and CP5854 series.
They start at.625 and go up to 1" bores. you should be able to find them in the nascar brake section of Essex Parts Services

PERFECT!!!!