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Re: TR6 brake problems

To: "Radley, Jack" <JackR@SHRIVERCO.COM>
Subject: Re: TR6 brake problems
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:37:26 -0800 (PST)
Cc: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Radley, Jack wrote:

> The brake pedal on my 76 TR6 has to be put to the floor to get any
> braking.  With the pedal to the floor I only get slow down braking, not
> lock up the wheels braking.  This is something I was going to have
> looked at in the Spring anyway to avoid such problems, but now the
> problems are here.  The master cylinder is full, no obvious leaking on
> the floor or on the wheels, nothing else seems out of whack, brake pads
> and shoes should be OK based on mileage, no brake light - but I think
> it's burnt out (it never goes on).

Try adjusting the back brakes first.  Does the braking get better if you
pump the pedal?

-Malcolm
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