Brake effort?

[suttonb3]

Fully open is the recommend setting to start with. Should be located between one of the master cylinder outlets and the "T" that splits to the front brakes.

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm in go kart mode and only have about 15 miles on the car, just cruising around the neighborhood. The braking performance has been weak, but I rebuilt the calipers and have brand new rotors and pads (north east donor, everything was rotten) so I figured everything just hasn't had a chance to bed in. This discussion reminded me that I installed the valve but never adjusted it. I looked at it and found that it was all the way closed. I opened it all the way up but haven't been able to take it for a spin because it seems like all of Florida is underwater. I'll update you all after I go for a drive. Thanks for all the help!

[Bob_n_Cincy]

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm in go kart mode and only have about 15 miles on the car, just cruising around the neighborhood. The braking performance has been weak, but I rebuilt the calipers and have brand new rotors and pads (north east donor, everything was rotten) so I figured everything just hasn't had a chance to bed in. This discussion reminded me that I installed the valve but never adjusted it. I looked at it and found that it was all the way closed. I opened it all the way up but haven't been able to take it for a spin because it seems like all of Florida is underwater. I'll update you all after I go for a drive. Thanks for all the help!

Be careful adjusting the knob. It kind of works backwards as you might think. Below is off Wilwood's datasheet.


The adjusting knob is marked with an arrow indicating the direction required to decrease line pressure to the
calipers. The knob rotated all the way out (counter-clockwise) will provide a maximum pressure reduction of
57%. Rotating the know in (clockwise) will incrementally increase line prressure, up to full pressure. If the
range of adjustment in the valve is not sufficient to properly balance the vehicle’s bias, changes to other
components within the system may be necessary.

[CNC_Geek]

Be careful adjusting the knob. It kind of works backwards as you might think. Below is off Wilwood's datasheet.


The adjusting knob is marked with an arrow indicating the direction required to decrease line pressure to the
calipers. The knob rotated all the way out (counter-clockwise) will provide a maximum pressure reduction of
57%. Rotating the know in (clockwise) will incrementally increase line prressure, up to full pressure. If the
range of adjustment in the valve is not sufficient to properly balance the vehicle’s bias, changes to other
components within the system may be necessary.

Thanks for the heads up! First thing I did was to unscrew the valve expecting that would provide an unrestricted flow to the brakes. I haven't completed my car to the point of driving it yet so your advice has probably prevented an unhappy incident.