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Pedal travel: Distance from the pedal at rest point to where it stops moving. Mine is about 1.5 to two inches and firm.They feel good enough to drive but the car is on blocks.
Bleeding the brakes was a major pain. I tried everything plus and failed to get a solid pedal. I plugged the rear line at the master which gave me a solid pedal. So I pulled the rear calipers a second time and bench bled them. Found some trapped air.
I suspect air gets trapped in the hard lines going to the tee then gets pushed LFT to RHT then back depending on the caliper being bled. So you need a lot of flow / volume to push all the tiny bubbles out. The Motive pressure bleeder killed it in 30 minutes.
Tip,if you do a clipper reseal save the old dust boot retaining rings. The new ones suck. Soft metal.
I also found that the rear caliper attach bolts were short with maybe a three thread engagement at the spindle. I used a 1.5 inch bolt.

Yes, 9193 comes before 9195. I think, maybe with these S/N's. Two numbers equals two years makes little sense to me.
I think my car arrived in the USA around late 80 or early 81 so it can't (?) be an 82. Maybe again.
I need to contact the gentleman in Canada who tracked the 9000 series.
Get this, The brake linings looked original and good with the wear sensor wiring that still works.
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