[6pack] [TR] TR6 Brakes

[Ron Olds]

Jerry,

This weekend I will bleed off the pressure at the master cylinder and see if the brakes release.  If they do I will check the booster. If not I will see if the calipers are frozen. Thanks for the advice.



Regards,

Ronald Olds
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Plasser American
Cell: 630-240-0818
rolds at plausa.com
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From: Jerry Van Vlack
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2017 7:19:00 PM
To: Ron Olds; triumphs at autox.team.net; 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Brakes

Was there any work done to the brakes recently? There is an adjustment between the booster and the Master Cylinder on the booster side which if not correct allows the MC to keep pumping fluid into the system since the MC does not fully release and allow the fluid to flow back to the reservoir. Crack the fittings and allow all of the pressure to release (catch the fluid as it will eat away your paint). Does that release the calipers? If not the frozen calipers and or rubber lines are the issue as Dave has noted.

From: Ron Olds
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:59 PM
To: Triumphs (triumphs at autox.team.net) ; 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR6 Brakes

Hello Everyone.

I finally had a chance to take the TR6 out last Sunday.  I had an issue with the brakes.  The front brakes locked up.  Each time I applied the brake they just locked up tighter. I haven’t had much of a chance to trouble shoot the problem but it appears that the brake fluid is not returning back into the reservoir.  I did crack the line at the master cylinder for the front and the pressure differential valve.  Some fluid started to come out of each one but I closed them both quickly after a few drops.  Didn’t make a difference, could be because I didn’t let enough out.

Before I tear the entire system down any suggestions as to what the problem could be?  This might be an opportunity to rebuild the system and replace the fluid with silicone  and rebuild everything.

Ronald Olds
72 TR6
50 MGTD

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