2000 Ford Excursion

Can anyone tell me if I can put a bigger master cylinder on a 2000 Ford
Excursion to imorove the braking pressure to the pads?

Actually smaller diameter mc would increase the braking force but would pump
less volume. Is your booster (vacum) working properly?

Regards
Stephen
"rbwarden" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me if I can put a bigger master cylinder on a 2000 Ford
> Excursion to imorove the braking pressure to the pads?
>

On Thu, 05 May 2005 19:07:10 -0400, "rbwarden" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Can anyone tell me if I can put a bigger master cylinder on a 2000 Ford
>Excursion to imorove the braking pressure to the pads?

This probably would not be a good thing to do. If you are finding too
much peddle effort in braking, you might be better off with a 'softer'
brake pad (they will wear faster, but grab better) or just a different
brand of pads. It is possible that the pads are glazed, which
increases the stopping distance and effort sometimes.

Also, as someone else suggested, check the booster and make sure it is
working OK. I doubt this is a design problem, but either a failure of
the booster, vacuum circuit, or pads.

Peter D. Hipson wrote:

> On Thu, 05 May 2005 19:07:10 -0400, "rbwarden" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Can anyone tell me if I can put a bigger master cylinder on a 2000 Ford
>>Excursion to imorove the braking pressure to the pads?
>
>
> This probably would not be a good thing to do. If you are finding too
> much peddle effort in braking, you might be better off with a 'softer'
> brake pad (they will wear faster, but grab better) or just a different
> brand of pads. It is possible that the pads are glazed, which
> increases the stopping distance and effort sometimes.
>
> Also, as someone else suggested, check the booster and make sure it is
> working OK. I doubt this is a design problem, but either a failure of
> the booster, vacuum circuit, or pads.
>
>
You may also want to try anticpating your stops further in advance and
let the car coast down to scrub off speed. You will then require less
braking force and, as a bonus, your fuel mileage wil increase.

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