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Re: TR250 Brakes

To: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Subject: Re: TR250 Brakes
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 06:39:09 -0600
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <3CA6854C.80700@rmi.net>
Roger Elliott wrote:

> My wife and I were working on her TR250's brakes.  The pedal felt mushy
> and was going down to far.  So I bought a rebuilt kit and rebuilt the
> master cylinder. We bled the brakes and the pedal start felt firm and
> was engaging earlier.  So we took it for a test  drive.  Well, after
> driving about ten miles the brake pedal started going down too far again
> (although it feels firmer still)  I looked at all the bleed valves and
> the master cylinder connections  and can't see any evidence of leaks.
>
> There seems to be some fluid coming up into the front section of the
> reservoir when she steps on the brake.  Does this indicate a bad seal in
> the master cylinder?  Any other ideas?

I recently went through a similar saga on my TR6. It took a long time to find 
out
that the master cylinder had been bored out and the new rebuild kit seals did 
not
fit the bore.

--

uncle jack

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