I also recommend pressing by hand, not by foot. Your fingers can make more
than
enough pressure and the feel as the shuttle moves is quite distinct.
Donald.
jimmuller@rcn.com wrote:
>> I did some brake work on my 76 Spit this past winter...
>> my brake warning light came on and I am having trouble
>> centering the shuttle... Does anyone have advice with
>> this problem?
>
> When I got my GT6 the PDWA wasn't centered, and when I rebuilt the Spitfie's
>brakes it got uncentered. For the GT6 I ended up taking the PDWDWA apart to
>free the piston, then installed it with the piston centered and was careful
>not to overpush the pedal when bleeding the brakes. At least I think I
>remember that's what I did; in any case, the PWDWAMDWA was centered when I was
>done. On the Spitfire I centered the PDMDWAMPDWADA the way you're supposed
>to: After everything is bled (blud?), open a valve slightly on one end of the
>car, then slowly depress the pedal until the light goes off. If it doesn't,
>then the piston's position must be that it is slud over to the other side, so
>close the first valve and open one from the other end of the car. When you
>are pushing the pedal be careful not to push it so fast that it just jumps top
>the other side immediately. And since you have to do this with the system
>powered, you might want to disconnect the wire to the coil, or test
t
> h!
> e switch by attaching an external light or something.
>
> Jim Muller
> GT6+, Spitfire
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