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1. Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:12:53 -0500
My son and I have basically put a whole new brake system on his '61 Herald - we rebuilt the master cylinder, put in all new wheel cylinders and brake shoes, yet it had the same problem as before I qu
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00207.html (6,972 bytes)

2. Odd brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 23:15:53 EDT
Sometimes the flexible brake lines will swell up internally and cause the fluid not to return to the master cylinder. You have to take them off to check them, and by holding them straight you should
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00211.html (6,829 bytes)

3. RE: Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:35:03 -0700
Have you checked that the brake pedal is reliably returning high enough to leave slack in the pushrod to the master ? If the MC piston doesn't return solidly all the way against the stop, the foot v
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00213.html (7,209 bytes)

4. RE: Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:39:00 +0100
Hi Ken, Sounds like the master cylinder's internal spring has weakened. This is often caused by the pedal return spring being missing or broken, allowing the master cylinder spring to do all the wor
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00215.html (7,919 bytes)

5. Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:47:35 -0400
Message text written by "Ken Gano" - we rebuilt the master cylinder, put in all new wheel cylinders and brake shoes, yet it had the same problem as before I quit driving it. It will start off fine, b
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00216.html (7,775 bytes)

6. Re: Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:51:28 -0500
I chased exactly this problem around for an entire summer on my TR6. I, too, had rebuilt the master cylinder and then replaced every part in the entire braking system trying to solve this problem. In
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00220.html (8,046 bytes)

7. Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: "Ken Gano" <triumphs@consolidated.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:12:53 -0500
My son and I have basically put a whole new brake system on his '61 Herald - we rebuilt the master cylinder, put in all new wheel cylinders and brake shoes, yet it had the same problem as before I qu
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00841.html (7,805 bytes)

8. Odd brake problem (score: 1)
Author: CuckooCox@aol.com
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 23:15:53 EDT
Sometimes the flexible brake lines will swell up internally and cause the fluid not to return to the master cylinder. You have to take them off to check them, and by holding them straight you should
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00845.html (7,583 bytes)

9. RE: Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:35:03 -0700
Have you checked that the brake pedal is reliably returning high enough to leave slack in the pushrod to the master ? If the MC piston doesn't return solidly all the way against the stop, the foot v
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00847.html (8,048 bytes)

10. RE: Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:39:00 +0100
Hi Ken, Sounds like the master cylinder's internal spring has weakened. This is often caused by the pedal return spring being missing or broken, allowing the master cylinder spring to do all the wor
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00849.html (8,801 bytes)

11. Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:47:35 -0400
Message text written by "Ken Gano" - we rebuilt the master cylinder, put in all new wheel cylinders and brake shoes, yet it had the same problem as before I quit driving it. It will start off fine, b
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00850.html (8,614 bytes)

12. Re: Odd Brake problem (score: 1)
Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:51:28 -0500
I chased exactly this problem around for an entire summer on my TR6. I, too, had rebuilt the master cylinder and then replaced every part in the entire braking system trying to solve this problem. In
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00854.html (8,860 bytes)


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