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Subject: Brake Booster ...
From: Bill & Skip Pugh <anabil@caltel.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:55:22 -0700
The brakes  on  Rosey (1970 TR6)  have been a constant source of 
concern, first I had trouble bleeding them,  then we:

        Replaced the master  cylinder
        Replaced the vacuum hose
        Replaced the  booster (partco rebuild)

Prior to that the brakes required pumping to get a hard pedal, now no 
pumping is required, but the brakes  require considerable effort 
(foot pressure) to  stop the car.  After a run to Lodi yesterday, 
which required some  traffic driving, the rear brakes felt warm,  but 
the front  calipers were  cold.   I am now wondering  if,  One the 
booster  I  put in was bad or Two the  front brakes are not   pulling 
their share of the load (which should be about 60% ISTR).  There must 
be a  way to test this,  I am  concerned  that  the car is  not  safe 
to  drive ...

Thanks  for the help
-- 
Bill  Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA




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