As the title says, I'm trying to identify the rear disk brake members of a 2012 Motor Trike adv. It has the 7.5" Ford punkin and Ford spacing on the wheel lugs. It's an open-axle, Cv-joint setup with airbags.
Motor Trike won't talk to me. The dealer in WA will say only that it's Ford brakes. Like Ford only ever made one caliper and pad set. Can you imagine slouching on the parts counter and saying "Yeah, give me some of those Ford brakes. That's right -- Ford!"
So I could use some assistance from you folks who know these things.
The brakes are 3-puck floating calipers. The pucks are an inch dia. They have two separate circuits. One line operates the two outer pucks and an independent line feeds the center.
My problem (other than identifying them) is that they are mostly ineffective. I've tied both circuits together to add 30% more grab, changed the m/c to preserve the hydraulic advantage, and did that trick I read here where you overextend the pucks to adjust for grabby seals. I still have very anemic braking. Or to put it another way, even with 30% more piston surface, they suck.
My choices seem to be either bad pads or jammed up pistons/not all pistons pushing proportionately. I can't investigate either without knowing what I'm looking at. Please enlighten me!
Motor Trike won't talk to me. The dealer in WA will say only that it's Ford brakes. Like Ford only ever made one caliper and pad set. Can you imagine slouching on the parts counter and saying "Yeah, give me some of those Ford brakes. That's right -- Ford!"
So I could use some assistance from you folks who know these things.
The brakes are 3-puck floating calipers. The pucks are an inch dia. They have two separate circuits. One line operates the two outer pucks and an independent line feeds the center.
My problem (other than identifying them) is that they are mostly ineffective. I've tied both circuits together to add 30% more grab, changed the m/c to preserve the hydraulic advantage, and did that trick I read here where you overextend the pucks to adjust for grabby seals. I still have very anemic braking. Or to put it another way, even with 30% more piston surface, they suck.
My choices seem to be either bad pads or jammed up pistons/not all pistons pushing proportionately. I can't investigate either without knowing what I'm looking at. Please enlighten me!