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Nocheez posted:Brake guys: My brake fluid was low when I went to bring the car out after not driving for a few months. I topped off, but my pedal is still "soft". I think the booster is working because I can feel the pedal lower if I hold it in while I start the car, and I bled all 4 corners to check for air but they were good. The pedal never really firms up like you would expect when pumping it. The car *does* stop but only a little bit of braking force is happening. Could be seals on the MC, could be air in your ABS. I had a similar issue after changing calipers and introducing air into the lines. I have a 99, and can jumper 2 pins in the diagnostic thingy to get the ABS to cycle while bleeding. See http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php?topic=26846.0 for details. The fact that you were low on fluid points more towards a leak somewhere letting air into the system. Don't forget to check the adjustment screw area on the rear brakes, fluid back there indicates a failed caliper. Can you get a firm pedal pumping the brakes with the car off?
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I replaced my rear calipers/rotors/pads on my 97 and now have no ebrake. I also didn't have it before I replaced everything. I tried adjusting one of them with that weird set screw/Allen key thing and stripped the teeth on of them trying to get the pads adjusted to make the emergency brake work. Anyone have any tips?
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crutt posted:I replaced my rear calipers/rotors/pads on my 97 and now have no ebrake. I also didn't have it before I replaced everything. I tried adjusting one of them with that weird set screw/Allen key thing and stripped the teeth on of them trying to get the pads adjusted to make the emergency brake work. Anyone have any tips? Was the other caliper just as difficult to adjust? Honestly it sounds like you got a bad set of calipers if you're not able to adjust the piston with the gear. I'm assuming the calipers came fully retracted, and if they didn't you used the gear to retract them, right? If you used say a c-clamp to retract them the parking brake mechanism probably broke.
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TrueChaos posted:Could be seals on the MC, could be air in your ABS. I had a similar issue after changing calipers and introducing air into the lines. I have a 99, and can jumper 2 pins in the diagnostic thingy to get the ABS to cycle while bleeding. See http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php?topic=26846.0 for details. I don't have ABS, and I replaced the MC yesterday. The pedal does firm up now, but I need to bleed the brakes at the corners. I only have the tools to do it the old fashioned way, and need someone to push the pedal for me.
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crutt posted:I replaced my rear calipers/rotors/pads on my 97 and now have no ebrake. I also didn't have it before I replaced everything. I tried adjusting one of them with that weird set screw/Allen key thing and stripped the teeth on of them trying to get the pads adjusted to make the emergency brake work. Anyone have any tips? You can pull out the adjusters and replace them but it sounds like your calipers are rusted inside like mine so they will just shear again. I had a moderate amount of luck pulling out the adjusters and dumping half a can of PB into the calipers over the course of a week but the next time I have to do it they are getting replaced with (apparently quite cheap) rebuilds. Make sure to use a magnet and get the broken chunks of the old adjusters out.
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These were brand new calipers. maybe I adjusted it the wrong way (more open) causing the adjuster to strip.
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I wore the "teeth" of that adjuster down a lot by pushing on it while turning it. Didn't push very hard, but about as much as I normally would do when turning a regular screw. Just being more gentle helped.
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crutt posted:These were brand new calipers. maybe I adjusted it the wrong way (more open) causing the adjuster to strip. Wonder if they were rebuilt and it wasn't properly fixed and sold broken? I'd take it back either way and get another if tightening it doesn't do anything.
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This a fair price? How big a deal is not having an LSD? http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/5501558837.html
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willroc7 posted:This a fair price? How big a deal is not having an LSD? I have a 99 in white that is very similar to that, and I paid $3500 a couple years ago (with 16xxxx miles). The lack of a LSD has never bothered me, especially since they don't make much power anyways. If it's mechanically sound then it looks like a new top and a little TLC would make it into a nice driver.
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willroc7 posted:This a fair price? How big a deal is not having an LSD?
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fresh back from the paint shop, picture overload can you tell which panels are painted?   before pictures: http://imgur.com/3OFWYqm http://imgur.com/9vRlZdM bonus roll bar pic  After 3 weeks in a sentra, miata feels like heaven now
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ethanol posted:After 3 weeks in a sentra, miata feels like heaven now New rental Sentra? Last car I drove before going to Texas was my Miata. I got a brand new 2016 as a rental, maybe had 101 miles on it when I picked it. It handled like poo poo and had no pick up whatsoever.
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mariooncrack posted:New rental Sentra? Yeah, pretty much a dog. I liked the backup camera but that was about it. Felt like a straight up tank compared to the Miata
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Stop Body roll today
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Phone posted:Stop You can cut down on body roll if you just eliminate suspension travel: 
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Mar 22, 2016 12:22
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But I like suspension travel. A spine is hard to replace.
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Miata RF. Wasn't expecting the hard-top version to look like this:
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Oh god I'm going to start channeling mnet but if I'm looking for a convertible hardtop I want it to be a full convertible not a targa and I guess I'm keeping my NC. I'm sorry, I tried not to.
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It's beautiful and I want one right now.
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I like it a lot. It visually integrates the backend design.
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So nice. Reminds me of the JDM Del Sol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pHdiqbh1Y
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Seat Safety Switch posted:So nice. Holy Christ. All of that poo poo must have doubled the weight of the car. Hard top Miata; yes please.
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Mar 23, 2016 03:01
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Emilio's eventually coming out with a removable hardtop. 
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That is awesome. And with the top up it looks like the Garage Vary NC fastback hard top.
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GutBomb posted:It's beautiful and I want one right now. Yup, same here. Though I'd be tempted to see what it looks like as a Fiata Abarth.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:So nice. I thought there is no way that is something an OEM would produce, that's nuts.
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Time to get my ducks in a row.
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n8r posted:I thought there is no way that is something an OEM would produce, that's nuts. Let me introduce you to Honda, the inexplicably super-popular OEM that basically looks at things, thinks about them really hard, then gets half-cocked on Grandpa Whisky and wanders back to do them. Then someone gets involved before those things get to the US and waters them down. 
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GEMorris posted:Oh god I'm going to start channeling mnet but if I'm looking for a convertible hardtop I want it to be a full convertible not a targa and I guess I'm keeping my NC. 
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Pretty amazing looking. I wish it was simply a removable targa that wasn't motorized and the rear of the thing didn't pop up. That's going to make water leaks fun.
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GEMorris posted:Oh god I'm going to start channeling mnet but if I'm looking for a convertible hardtop I want it to be a full convertible not a targa and I guess I'm keeping my NC. You are very bad at picking good cars. Wait is this only available in a six speed auto? Going to need to add 50 hp to it for that. Elephanthead fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Mar 23, 2016 |
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Local scca people bitching about the weight "50lbs in a Miata will add .1-.2". Well don't loving buy it then bro. I think it's sexy and I want to be inside it.
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I'm sorry but buying a targa instead of a soft top and then complaining about weight is pretty awful even for Miata forums
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ethanol posted:I'm sorry but buying a targa instead of a soft top and then complaining about weight is pretty awful even for Miata forums How many threads are there about "what gas should I put in my car?" Just guess.
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Phone posted:How many threads are there about "what gas should I put in my car?" All specific car forums are terrible, all non specific car forums are worse.
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Elephanthead posted:All specific car forums are terrible, all non specific car forums are worse. Nissan s chassis forums are a special breed of stupid. Although I shudder to think what Subaru forums would be like.
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Going to look at this tomorrow and I'm leaning heavily towards buying my first miata: http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/5504459766.html
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willroc7 posted:Going to look at this tomorrow and I'm leaning heavily towards buying my first miata: Check very carefully for rust. He says he brought it up from Florida but he's clearly driving it in the snow which means it's seen road salt. The claimed undercoat could be complete bullshit.
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