- 1. TR-3: Autocross, brake fade (score: 1)
- Author: John Cowan <jfcowan@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:21:38 -0700
- Took the TR-3 out autocrossing for the first time and enjoyed it quite a lot. The car handles much better than expected, but the brakes faded outrageously. By the end of a run, the pedal was nearly t
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- 2. Re: TR-3: Autocross, brake fade (score: 1)
- Author: <john.r.hildebrand@us.pwcglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:53:31 -0700
- I would also suggest to look at changing the brake fluid at least annually , if not more often (I believe the boiling point degrades over time due to contamination) and checking the seals on the whee
- /html/vintage-race/2001-07/msg00408.html (7,710 bytes)
- 3. Re: TR-3: Autocross, brake fade (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Sieling" <Rogsie@telesistech.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:03:38 -0400
- Check your front wheel bearings. If they are worn or just losely adjusted you will get a good case of pad "knock-back". This is not at all like brake fade. Fade is when you have plenty of pedal, but
- /html/vintage-race/2001-07/msg00409.html (9,228 bytes)
- 4. Re: TR-3: Autocross, brake fade (score: 1)
- Author: WSpohn4@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:53:07 EDT
- Good advice - make sure the end-float is within spec (not too tight, or they will heat up). Either your expectations were modest, or........ Actually, the TR is not too bad on a slalom course as it i
- /html/vintage-race/2001-07/msg00410.html (7,631 bytes)
- 5. Re: TR-3: Autocross, brake fade (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:04:05 -0500
- There's another possibility . . about a hundred years ago, I sat in on a seminar conducted by Triumph's race people at some SCCA soiree. They answered the exact same question many of us had about pe
- /html/vintage-race/2001-07/msg00411.html (8,875 bytes)
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