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Re: Brakes/Pedal

To: "Hassan, Erkan" <hassan@pharmacy.ab.umd.edu>
Subject: Re: Brakes/Pedal
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:25:11 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
On Tue, 1 Sep 1998, Malcolm Walker wrote:

> -Pump the pedal until is is hard, and block it down with a piece of wood
> (so that the brakes are "on" as hard as possible).  This will compress the
> air bubble, and move it, and is sometimes enough to get rid of it.  (I
> think it's because the air compresses into a fluid, which is absorbed by
> the brake fluid.  I could be wrong).  Disconnect the battery first so that
> you don't drain it (brake lights will be on)

Whoops, I forgot to add:  "Leave the pedal blocked down overnight".  It
takes a while to work its magic ;-)

-Malcolm


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