Alfa 75/milano bad brakes

squidge wrote:

> I've had a 2 litre 75 Twin Spark since 1991 and the brakes have ALWAYS
> been bad.
>
> I've had them serviced numerous times over the years - new master
> cylinder, new pads etc. Last time cost $2000 because "the master
> cylinder was connected the wrong way round". This did improve them a
> little, but there is always a spongey, "is this thing gonna stop" feel
> to them.
>
> Is this an inherent flaw in the 75?

That depends on how bad they really are. Not that bad I assume if you keep
passing whatever raod test you have to do.

On both my 75s, and the Giulietta (which has 75 brakes) you need a
deliberate long press of the pedal. It does feel like there's nothing there
but IME they do stop just fine. FWIW I have fitted EBC green stuff pads to
the Giulietta fronts. That makes braking performance excellent (apart from
pedal travel) They do work best when warm though......


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