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Re: Oh Mama, Almost no brakes!

To: r_rochlin@hotmail.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oh Mama, Almost no brakes!
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:19:00 EDT
In a message dated 7/23/2005 3:04:19 PM Central Standard Time, 
r_rochlin@hotmail.com writes: 
>     I started the car with pressure on the brake pedal and if fell away
> a little and there was no change in engine speed. It might well be the
> vacuum booster, but I'm puzzled at how  much braking capacity is
> compromised. 

To find out how much assist the booster gives you remove the hose from the 
booster and plug it and then drive the car (carefully).  The brakes without the 
booster are quite stiff.  But since your car is compromised you have no 
standard of reference.  If there is a fellow TR6 owner in your area with 
properly 
functioning brakes give it a go in his car (he should learn, too)  After you 
know what they feel like in his car you can compare it to yours.

Dave




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