I have not seen my posting on the digest., Perhaps I Mis-sent it. Could my
problem possibly be brake-fade? I was not travelling at a high rate of speed.
I was mostly in traffic. The problem disappeared when the car cooled down but
I'm afraisd to drive it when it is hot.
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Subj: Re: 1980 TR7 (conv) brakes
Date: 97-08-19 19:32:55 EDT
From: Rabsim
To: triumphs-owner@autox.team.net
I am new to this list but have owned my 1980 TR7 conv(drophead?) since 1987.
It is not a daily driver but my "fun-car". I have it insured as a
"collectible". A problem which I had about 3 years ago recurred this
afternoon. I was driving in stop and go traffic and it was rather warm
outside. After a while , the brake pedal seemed to go down pretty close to
the floorboard. (I try not to drive in traffic since the last time this
happened.) The master cylinder is full / no leaks anywhere/ the wheel
cylinders do not appear to be leaking. Could this be a problem with the
master cylinder? I pumped the brakes after this happened and was able to
drive home uneventfully but I left a wide margin in front just in case. If
it is the master cylinder are there rebuild kits (a few years ago I was able
to get one for the clutch cylinder which WAS leaking or are entire mater
cylinders available? In general, are parts still available from the same US
suppliers as they used to be? (I haven't received a catalogue from the
Roadster Factory for example in a long time? ) .
Thanks very much for the info. BTW I have about 34K miles on the odometer.
I'm ashamed to say that I purchased it in '87 with 28K miles and have only
driven it 6K miles in 10 years. It spends most of its time in my garage and
only comes out in nice weather.
I enjoy reading the postings on this list. (I am also a NAISSO
mermber and subscribe to its list -the National Association of Impala Super
Sport Owners -'94-96 since I own a '95).
Maurice Simckes/ Rabsim@aol.com
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