[TR] TR6 Brakes

[davehogye]

Crack the flexible rubber line fitting. Isolate the problem. 

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From: "Ron Olds" <rolds at plausa.com> 
To: "Wbeech at flash.net" <wbeech at flash.net>, "Dave Hogye" <dlhogye at comcast.net> 
Cc: "Triumphs (triumphs at autox.team.net)" <triumphs at autox.team.net>, 6pack at autox.team.net 
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 6:58:38 PM 
Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 Brakes 

Bill, 

No the car hasn't been jacked up and no work has been done to the brake system. The pedal is all the way up and won,t go down because the brakes are fully on. 



Regards, 

Ronald Olds 
Vice President Sales & Marketing 
Plasser American 
Cell: 630-240-0818 
rolds at plausa.com 
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From: Wbeech at flash.net 
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2017 7:28:33 PM 
To: Dave Hogye 
Cc: Ron Olds; Triumphs (triumphs at autox.team.net); 6pack at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Brakes 

Have you jacked the car up recently? Could be a crushed line. 

Have you adjusted the rod at the master cylinder recently? If it isn’t coming all the way back it can’t release the pressure. BTDT on my TR3. 

Bill B 
TS30800L 

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On Oct 4, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Dave Hogye <dlhogye at comcast.net<mailto:dlhogye at comcast.net>> wrote: 

Calipers are seized from corrosion or flexible rubber lines have collapsed internally. 

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On Oct 4, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Ron Olds <rolds at plausa.com<mailto:rolds at plausa.com>> wrote: 

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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