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Not sure if I got carried away or not. I could easily do a 6:1 ratio, but with around a 3/8" "hole" -- actually half moon like grove cut into the pedal assembly -- I can easily get the 9:1. I can always change it down the road. The brake light switch was super easy to create a guard or stop. A 90* piece of metal and the spring is now mounted to a bolt. The other end of the bolt will hold the 90* piece which is in the making. It actually turned out a lot neater and nicer than I originally thought.
The current mock-up needs some fine tuning right now. I need to shift the MC right around 1/8" to maybe 1/4". The front plate is too thick since I can slim it down to around 1 1/4" max and still have the same stroke.
I acquired a 9:1 pedal ratio. OEM was 4:1. So, assume 75 foot pounds, its:
4x75=300
9 x 75 = 675
I'm sure all the engineers will come out of the wood work and tell me how the above rule of thumb is not really correct ... lol. However, all the big names in manual brakes / brakes use this as their example, so it's fine with me. lol. As for the amount of force created by the diaphram (brake booster), I am getting numbers all over the place with the different calculators. Does anyone out there know?????
In any event, this weekend and a few hours I should be ready for the re-install. Need to figure out if I want an adjustable pushrod (simple screw like gizmo) or do I measure up and go with only one size fits all ??
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