Pete,
Did you check the lines and hoses to the calipers before you condemned the
master cylinder?
I know it seems obvious, but in these dark winter months, it's not only our
cars that freeze, but our brains and brake hoses get brittle, too :^)
Good luck,
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete & Aprille Chadwell <dynamic@transport.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, December 28, 1998 9:43 PM
Subject: TR6 brake failure
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>Hi folks.
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>Hope everyone had a good holiday.
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>The TR sat for several days while we were away and this morning I discover
>that I have no brakes!! AAAIIGGH!!
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>After carefully maneuvering back into the garage after my discovery, a
>check of the fluid reservoir made it all too obvious. The reservoir for
>the front "circuit" was bone dry. Now, this might not be surprising if the
>master cylinder was as old as the car, but I installed this master cylinder
>in probably 1989 or so (the new master came from TRF) and has no more than
>about, oh, 20,000 miles on it. And, to make matters worse, I had to
>rebuild the damned thing only 6 months or so after I installed it!! I
>suppose that I should've raised hell with TRF.
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>So, now I suppose I'll just refill it, bleed it and watch it like a hawk
>for a while and see what happens. I'm thinking that a round-trip UPS
>ticket to White Post Restorations for re-sleeving will be the way to go.
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>Have others had similar experiences with new brake masters? I don't recall
>if the TR6 cylinder is by Lockheed or Lucas/Girling, but perhaps it wasn't
>a good idea for Lucas to get into making BRAKING systems!!
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>Any input always appreciated!
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>Pete Chadwell
>1973 TR6
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