Posted by whoops on Monday, June 12, 2006 at 5:57PM :
In Reply to: Re: wheel cylinder question posted by Vaughn on Monday, June 12, 2006 at 3:26PM :
~Designed for the the most pressure on rear shoe of each brake support (large dia.)~
No, the lead shoe uses higher pressure
Pressure=Force/Area, plug in any number and test it.
small bore
100 lbs/10 sq inches = 10 lbs/in^2
large bore
100 lbs/20 sq inches = 5 lbs/in^2
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