Subject: Re: [TR] front disks

From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:04:58 -0700

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I suppose you could use a clamp on the brake hose at the rear axle and see
if you now have no brakes.

Perhaps a better idea would be to jack up the front and try to move a front
wheel after an assistant has lightly applied the brakes (even very slight
braking should make it impossible to move a whee by hand).

I assume you have looked for leakage - particularly leakage on a front disc.

Geo

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 3:28 PM dave <[email-masked]> wrote:

> TR4 is having trouble stopping, like maybe its only using the rear brakes.
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> Is there anyway of testing that?
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From: "Randall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:19:25 -0600

Find a deserted (or at least lightly travelled) road, and lock them up.  You
should be able to (deliberately) lock all 4 wheels, and in general, the
fronts should lock with just slightly less pedal pressure than the rears.
You don't need to come to a full stop that way, just long enough to
establish it can be done.

Good test to do every few years, just to be sure.  Obviously, if something
starts to go wrong (car feels like it's going to go sideways or whatever),
get back off the brakes ASAP and then stop gently (before calling for a
flatbed).

-- Randall  

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