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Re: TR-6 PDWA

To: levilevi@home.com
Subject: Re: TR-6 PDWA
From: Joseph J Burlein <tr6guy@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:36:23 -0500
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net, tr6guy@juno.com
Bud,

Thanks, works great now!

Joe

On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:09:52 -0700 "levilevi" <levilevi@home.com> writes:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Pull the wire off the plug on top of the PDWA and unscrew the plug.  
> Not to
> worry, nothing will come out...or at least it shouldn't if the 
> o-rings in
> the PDWA are still good.  You'll need a sharp pointed instrument of 
> sorts
> (an old dentist's tool works well) and a very bright torch to see 
> down into
> the hole.  You should be able to move the "dumbbell"  (the part that 
> moves
> back and forth in the PDWA) by pulling/pushing it with the sharp 
> instrument,
> but it does take a bit of effort to move it.  You will see that it 
> has an
> indentation that should be centered in the hole...if the "dumbbell" 
> got
> moved too far you might not be able to see it until you move it back 
> and
> forth so don't get discouraged if you don't see the indentation 
> immediately.
> Other than trial and error I don't know how to tell which direction 
> way to
> move it first, but you might be able to tell by figuring out which 
> brakes
> (front or back) that you bled first.  From my experience (if I 
> remember
> correctly) the "dumbbell" moved towards the brakes that I bled 
> first, e.g.
> the front ones in my case.  So I had to move the "dumbbell" away 
> from where
> those lines came into the PDWA.  Hope this makes some sense...but 
> the bottom
> line is just try it...you're not gonna make it any worse.  You're 
> know when
> you did it right cause your brake warning light won't be glowing any 
> more
> and your brakes will be working quite a bit better...at least that 
> was my
> experience.
> 
> Good Luck
> Bud
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph J Burlein" <tr6guy@juno.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 7:25 PM
> Subject: TR-6 PDWA
> 
> 
> >
> > Hello to all,
> >
> > Anyone out there have a way to recenter this thing without having 
> to
> > bleed each brake?  Easier way?
> >
> > Joe Burlein
> > 72 TR-6
> > Melbourne, FL
> >
> > Real cars are designed to carry only two people, anything else is 
> just a
> > bus.
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________

Joe Burlein
72 TR-6
Melbourne, FL

Real cars are designed to carry only two people, anything else is just a
bus.

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