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Disc Front & Rear: Manual Brakes with Hard Pedal

A hard pedal with manual disc brakes front and rear could be caused by one or more of the following conditions:

The wrong master cylinder.
Manual brakes require the use of a master cylinder with a 1" bore diameter or smaller. If you are using a bore larger than 1" you will have a very hard pedal. Never use a power master for manual brakes.

Insufficient pedal leverage.
For manual brakes you will need at least a 6 to 1 pedal ratio. Lower than that will give a hard pedal.

Effects of Pedal Ratio and Bore Size on Hydraulic Pressure Output

Pedal RatioBore Sizelbs inputPSI out
6:11 1/875453
6:11 75573
6:17/875748
5:11 1/875377
5:11 75477
5:17/875623
4:11 1/875302
4:1175382
4:17/875499


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