I believe the residual valve is for the occasion when your m/c is lower
than your wheel cylinders and the proportioning valve does the job of
regulating the amount of pressure to each axle.
Jeff Davis
'51 custom
>From: WR Teto <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
>Reply-To: WR Teto <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
>To: Ole Trucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Proportioning valves
>Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 21:54:51 -0500
>
>I'd also like to be enlightened here Mark. I was under the assumption that
>you needed a residual valve when your master cylinder is lower than any
>other
>part of your brake system. This may be the case if you are using a MC that
>is
>installed under the cab floor. If someone would clear up the residual
>valve /
>proportioning valve voodoo, I'd sleep a bit better!
>
>Wally
>
> > I'm working on my brake system. I'm using a Mustang II dual master
> > cylinder for disc/drum. I'm using discs from '73 Chevy C-10. Drums
>from
> > '79 Trans Am. I understand that you need to run a residual valve in the
> > rear line to maintain a bit of load on the drums. I had always
>understood
> > that you had to run and adjustable proportioning valve also. I was
> > recently told that the Mustang II master cylinder already took care of
>the
> > proportioning. What's correct?
>
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