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Fw: MK3 Brake problem

To: "Spit" <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: MK3 Brake problem
From: "Rich" <rhendrik@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:57:34 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich" <rhendrik@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Spit" <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: MK3 Brake problem


> Hey chuck if you allowed the pedal to travel to the floor you may have
> activated the pwda valve i'm not sure how to reset it but i would check
this
> out before i rebuilt the master cyl.most proportional valves have a rubber
> boot on them to reset them yours you may have to bleed the fronts to get
it
> to reset
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Pedretti" <chuckp@magenic.com>
> To: "Spitfires Maillist" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 11:09 PM
> Subject: MK3 Brake problem
>
>
> >
> > Spent Saturday trying to get some pedal pressure in my wife's 70
spitfire.
> > I replaced a leaky rear wheel cylinder and all the brake pads.  We spent
> > about an hour bleeding the brakes, with little success.  There is still
> very
> > little pedal pressure, and it didn't seem to move much fluid while
> bleeding.
> > There are no leaks anywhere, which leads me to believe that the master
> > cylinder needs a rebuild, but before I do that I want to make sure that
> > there is no other possible problem.  Is there anything that could happen
> > with that strange distribution block with the sliding piston?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Chuck Pedretti
> > Senior Consultant
> > Magenic Technologies
> >
> > http://www.oldjeep.com

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