Rod Bender

@davidf I rarely bleed just to pull air out of the calipers, so I don't really know. When I do bleed, I drain the master cylinders, and put in all new fresh fluid. I use a Motive Power pressure bleede...

I appreciate the quick reply - both paddle shifters still work - the actuator rod is moving - it's like it is not moving enough to initiate the gear change but it's trying....so, the signal from the p...

Only bleeding out the fluid in the caliper.

Wow, I never had any issues like that. Do you have the floating rotors in the front?

My local track is Very Very Very hard on the brakes and creates brake fade on almost every car during the day. It was my own fault for not bleeding the brakes after the last session (3x20 min session...

There was as set on my car when I bought it. Someone hand made them. I did not like them. I tried something else. People may not like it, but it has worked really well the last 2 1/2 years... I s...

yeh i'm always frustrated 😀 - it's basically because i have to treat these final few hours of the day like qualifying runs; the problem is our cars are 10-25 seconds quicker than pretty much e...

@rojid, I know what you mean, I put my camera microphone far away enough so it can’t record my swearing when I make a mistake. 🤣🤣🤣

@rjbender That’s really interesting 👍 It sounds like Radical have ditched the oil cooler and replaced it with a heat exchanger for the XXR? Not sure about the 1st gear at idle part of the manu...

Posted by: @rjbender out of interest, what's the 24 tooth 'forward drive' gear look like David? 21 hour load time: Two small pits in the forward gear. No other significant wear throughout the GDU. ...

well, first time back on track in 2023 - a perfect day. Setup honed a little more, a shorter ratio (1 lower than factory standard), newer pads, and a lot more confidence to attack. Ended up doing 82 l...

Hi Frank (@frank), Yes the SR4 and the SR1 have a lot of similarities and some key differences. THe SR4 was introduced in January 2004 and it could be ordered with any engine that Radical offered (13...

Update - a big thank you to Charley - the wiring to the brake pressure switch was not fully attached. I had removed a bunch of zip ties in the area of the pressure switch to get to the valve block (...

That is super helpful, I will begin diagnostics and resolution during my hot summer break now and get to know all these parts much better.

I have used a dowel in the past but found this inexpensive tool that works well. It has a magnet so it doesn't fall out.