As I said before, the rear cylinders were BRAND NEW last fall. I suppose
they could be defective, but I plan on looking elsewhere first.
The entire system was flushed with 91% isopropyl alcohol prior to
replacement of parts, then filled and bled with DOT silicon fluid.
The brake behaviour is the same all of the time; they do not "pump up" to a
better operation.
The BRAKE light goes out if I disconnect the lead that runs to the
(proportioning valve?) aluminum cylinder with 2 pipes in and 2 pipes out
mounted on the firewall.
The BRAKE light behaviour does not change regardless of parking brake
engagement or disengagement.
Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Gentry [mailto:hsgentry@cfw.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 1999 12:23 PM
To: Gregory W. Smith; spitfires@Autox. Team. Net
Subject: Re: BRAKE Light...
Are sure your rear brakes are working? You may not be able to tell much
difference. Be sure the rear reservoir is full and look for leaks around
the slave cylinders.
Sam
At 08:56 AM 4/4/1999 -0400, Gregory W. Smith wrote:
>
>In the first day of driving the Spitfire this year, the BRAKE light is on,
>and the brakes work, but seem to wait till near the bottom of the pedal
>travel to engage. Hoses, rear cylinders, and pads/shoes were replaced last
>year. I rebuilt the master cylinder. I am using DOT5 fluid. The fluid level
>in the master cylinder is normal.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
>Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
>1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
>1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
>1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
>
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