Listers. Now that the winter has arrived in Northeastern Ohio it's time to do some of those jobs on the list of things to do. I'm going to convert the Braking System on my TR4 A from the original sin
Jerry, I haven't tried it (yet), but removing the PDWA should not be a problem since you're making up new lines anyway. It's only purpose in life is to run the dash light. Randall /// triumphs@autox
Not quite true. It is also a safety device. It isolates the front and rear hydraulic circuits. In the event that one of them fails, the shuttle valve shifts to cut it off and also turns on the light.
Hugh replied: Sorry, Hugh, but Randall IS CORRECT. The PDWA is a safety device, but only inasmuch as it serves to activate the warning light. It is part of the function of the dual-circuit MASTER CYL
Check Ken Streeter's writeup at http://www.vtr.org/maintain/brake-bleeding.html. The section "Front or Rear brakes bled, but no luck at other end" describes what I was talking about. If the PDWA shif
Hugh and others, you might want to read Nelson Riedel's excellent write-up on the TR6 braking system at http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/Theory/Theory.htm (you'll have to cut & paste
Uh, so am I, since I usually am one of the people who steps in to comment on this recurring topic. I will look into getting the page re-edited and corrected! --Andy Andrew Mace, Vice President, Membe
OK. Sorry again everybody. That's probably where I got the idea to begin with then. I'll go away and lick my wounds now. - Hugh --Original Message-- From: ZoboHerald@aol.com [mailto:ZoboHerald@aol.co