BMEP—that’s short for Brake Mean Effective Pressure—is an important yardstick in engine development. Here’s Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained to sort it out for us. There is more than one way, naturally, to consider the potential work we can perform… Read More ›
There has been a recirculating grinding type noise coming from the Model A on hard left hand locks since we changed the brake back plates. Simon and I set off on a road test to pinpoint the noise and… Read More ›
Henry published patent US 1850006 A in March 1932 The patent detailed a new improved braking system It appears he was still sticking doggedly to the mechanical operation of brakes at this time. You can see the full details… Read More ›
As you may know the car came with a very poor quality hydraulic brake conversion, to rectify this I gathered the parts to convert the system to the superior 46-48 single adjuster system. I was however missing two grease boxes… Read More ›
Whilst the brake work recently we fitted a new brake light switch. The wiring done by the previous owner was pretty untidy, so with some loom covering, cloth tape etc it all looks a bit better!
Those who know my A will know that it had a pretty bad hydraulic brake conversion. I’ve been gathering parts to rectify the mess for quite a while, whilst the car is at Simon’s it’s an ideal opportunity to get… Read More ›
Nice evening so I thought I’d test build the front brakes before fitting in July. No wheel cylinders as I’m hoping to use the relatively new ones that are on the existing back plates. It was a useful exercise and… Read More ›
Whilst I’ve gone as far as I can on the oil pan until the next parts delivery I thought I’d do a little bit of work on the excellent set of backing plates I purchased from the States. The adjusters… Read More ›
The weather is getting more spring like by the day which means those of us with limited workshop space can start working on our jalopies. I’ve spun the coupe around so that I can remove and clean the sump out…. Read More ›
Good news on sorting my braking issues! The hydraulic brake conversion done previously is a bit of a mess as you will have seen from previous posts. The backing plates had not been reworked for the Model A and are… Read More ›