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Re: [Spridgets] 69 Brakes fixed.

To: "David Groundwater" <dwgwater@hotmail.com>, <spritenut@comcast.net>,
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 69 Brakes fixed.
From: "Richard Ball" <richb@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 07:39:20 -0700
Peter C. sells a pressure warning valve rebuild kit with two new seals and 
the copper washer.

Rich Ball
'76 Midget
Everett, Wa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Groundwater" <dwgwater@hotmail.com>
To: <spritenut@comcast.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 69 Brakes fixed.


> what did you replace the shuttle valve with?  Mine is NG
> Dave
>
> 70 Midget
>
>> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:46:59 -0400
>> From: spritenut@comcast.net
>> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Spridgets] 69 Brakes fixed.
>>
>> No juice to the rear wheels was a bad shuttle valve or what ever is in
>> the brass failure switch.
>> And of my 2 spares, both had the same problem.
>> How many Spridgets are running with no rear brakes?
>> Pedal was hard, air could be blown thru the shuttle but fluid did not
>> pass the shuttle which did it's job when the brakes failed back in 1977.
>> I pulled out the plunger, not exactly as the book states with gentle air
>> pressure since 120 psi didn't move it but when you heat it up and melt
>> the shuttle seals, it comes out.
>> No shuttle now and the brakes are fine. I even had a boogered thread on
>> the union which had a leak, all fixed now.
>> BTW, it's sold!
>>
>> --
>> Frank Clarici
>> Toms River, NJ
>> My own Fleet of Sprites
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