[Fot] Brake PDWA block

[koblinger at verizon.net]

Just a thought. Some years ago I had a '55 Chevy wagon that I converted to disc brakes. About a year after the conversion it developed a severe pull to the left. After much effort liberally sprinkled with four letter words, I discovered that the flexible brake hose to the right caliper had failed internally, restricting flow to that caliper. The hose was a name brand and less than two years old. Replaced hose (actually both just to be safe!) and problem solved.

Cheers,
Kurt O.


>From: Don Carter <don at carterdesignassociates.com>
>Date: 2007/08/22 Wed PM 12:28:05 CDT
>To: fot at autox.team.net
>Subject: [Fot] Brake PDWA block

>I hate to hit the FOT list with this question that has already been talked
>about so much before.  I wish I had remembered what was said and the advice
>given at the time....but at the time I had never had a problem with this
>device.  I now expect that this "splitter" is what is causing by left front
>to lock-up much sooner than the right, of course causing a hard pull to the
>left.  All other components seem to work fine when I check them.  All my TR
>buds including a couple of FOTers think it must be the PDWA.  Would some of
>you that don't mind repeating yourselves, please give me the skinny on this
>problem.  What is my alternatives for a TR6 that I drive both for autoX and
>some street use?  I am about to try new o-rings (again) to see if that will
>help.  All of you need to get some stock in DOT 5 brake fluid if I have to
>do this many more times.
> 
>don at carterdesignassociates.com
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