I recently bought a drum/drum power brake conversion from Brothers, and they
told me do NOT install a residual (or proportional) valve in the system as
this would cause the brakes to lock-up and not release. Haven't installed
the kit yet, but thought I'd pass along what I was told.
Carl Ham
'56 TF Stepside
Pontiac, IL
>From: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
>Reply-To: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
>To: old truck mailing list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [oletrucks] Brake question
>Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 13:54:00 -0700 (MST)
>
>Hi everyone.
>Question about brakes. I just upgraded to a dual master cylinder. I
>currently have drums all around, but plan on going to discs soon,
>therefore, my current master cylinder is a disc/drum set up. How important
>is it to include teh residual pressure valve for the front brakes?
>Thanks.
>-alfie
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