Look deep, deep into your wallet.
Actually it sounds like you have a bad pipe leading to or joint at the T
linking to the two front brakes. I say that because you state that there
is no sign of leaks in the engine bay. 95% of the time it's a poor seal
in the MC which leaves fluid leaking done the front of the booster. 5%
of the time it's a pipe joint at the exit from the MC, at the PDWA, or
finally the T. It's not hard to pull the MC off the booster without
disturbing the piping. Check if there is a bunch of fluid between the MC
and booster. If so, then I'd be suspecting the MC.
Cheers,
Mark
1972 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joe Merone
Sent: October 30, 2006 9:33 AM
To: Triumph List; 6 Pack list
Subject: [TR] TR6 brake failure
Good morning all:
After a wild and rainy weekend it's actually a nice
sunny Monday here in Vermont so I decided to take the
TR6 to work. It had other ideas. Coming out of the
garage, the brake pedal didn't pump up and the brake
warning light came on. Here's the quick 5 minute
evaluation before I jumped into another car.
The view from above: The rear well of the master
cylinder is empty, but it doesn't look like it's
leaking anywhere, and the brake lines leading down
through the engine bay seem dry.
The view from below: There's a puddle of fluif on the
frame and the ground under the A post area on the
driver's side.
Any ideas on where to look further?
Thanks.
Joe Merone
CF18928
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