Ian,
When you did all that to your brakes did you recenter the PDWA? It could be
offcentered and affecting your braking. Pull the yellow/black wire off the
top of the PDWA and remove the switch cap it was attached to (nothing will
leak out..trust me). Shine a real bright torch (my UK term for the day) on
the inside of the PDWA and you'll see a little cylinder. It will have a V
notch. That has to be centered so that the little nipple on the switch cap
sits in the V. Take a sharp pointed something to move it. Shouldn't take
much. It's a fairly easy fix...worth checking/trying before you tear
into your brakes.
Bud Rolofson
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
71TR6 CC65446 (Christmas Ornament)
66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
----- Original Message -----
From: "ian.viles" <ian.viles@ntlworld.com>
To: "triumphs list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: TR6 brakes - how good/bad?
> When I obtained my TR6 the brakes (amongst other things) were in poor
order.
> Winter 1999 - following done, front - new discs, caliper pistons freed,
new
> seals, pads, flexible hoses; rear - new drums, seals, shoes. Passed MOT
> test. This year I took car to a friend for MOT - he passed it, but
commented
> that brake force was poor - marginally better than a Austin Metro!
Compared
> to my daily driver (Alfa Romeo 147) the brakes are poor but I thought, as
> the TR6 is 27 years old, this was perhaps 'normal'. I have considered
> fitting kevlar pads (EBC Green), before any more radical upgrade. But, am
I
> missing something more fundamental?
> Any comments/suggestions welcome.
> TIA
> Ian Viles (Derbyshire)
> 73 TR6 PI
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