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almost total brake failure

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Subject: almost total brake failure
From: "Tillinger, Richard (OLN)" <Richard_Tillinger@dresser-rand.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:37:13 -0400
Hi all,

Just returned from the great SVRA Summit Point event. During the qualifying
race, I experienced an almost total brake failure when all the rear brake
fluid decided it "wanted some fresh air" and went outside. Bad enough, but I
have a dual master cylinder setup, and the fronts should have given me "some
comfort". They didn't because the brake bias bar went over too far, and the
pedal basically made it to the floor. It seems that the fix would be some
sort of limiting stops on the brake bias bar. I don't want to reinvent the
wheel here, and someone else must have experienced this problem and figured
out how to fix it.

Thanks for any advice,
Dick Tillinger
ex-Bob Sharp 2 liter Datsun Roadster (still in one piece, same size as
before, thank goodness ...)

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