My nova brakes

[auzzy-b]

Just bled the brakes and the pedal feels to go quite low when braking is this wrong or is it me? I'm only used to newer cars so is this just how cars were back then in the day! There not spondgey and feel solid

[comptoncj]

drums on back? are the shoes adjusted out, that can make the pedal lower than normal.

[simonm]

using bigger calipers can cause this to

[auzzy-b]

Bigger calipers! I thought that because the displacement will be different yea? They are 2ltr cav calipers! The rear drums have been rebuilt as to have the front so mabye it is just me after all

[simonm]

yea its the bigger capacity caliper and the same small master cylender so will give your peddal a bit more travel

[burgo]

can adjust your pedal if it is that bad

[simonm]

wont matter how much ya adjust your pedal youll still have the travel in as the cylender needs to return all the way to work properly

[burgo]

wont matter how much ya adjust your pedal youll still have the travel in as the cylender needs to return all the way to work properlynot true at all. ive done it on 3 novas so far

[simonm]

may give better feel on the pedal but as every thing wears pads and the like it wont allow fluid to through to keep the system full as it needs to return fully to allow this to happen

[burgo]

well ive never had a problem up till now and have done brake changes and bled them up fine, which according to you i wouldnt be able to do

[simonm]

maybe it has worked for ya but depends how much the cylender is depressed if it was me id go for a bigger cylender than adjust the pedal but thats just me

[auzzy-b]

So what cylinder do you suggest? A 2ltr one.. Will they fit?

[GDN16v]

You have bleed them correctly havent you?;)