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RE: [TR] A bunch of questions

To: <Dave1massey@cs.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [TR] A bunch of questions
From: "Steinman, Bill" <wsteinman@pogolaw.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 13:35:09 -0400
Thanks Dave!

Please please please please let it NOT be a leaky master cyl.  I despite
brake fluid above all other things.

Best,

Bill S.


Bill S.
1968 Triumph TR-250 (CD8464L)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III
www.TR-250.com <http://www.tr-250.com/>


        -----Original Message-----
        From: Dave1massey@cs.com [mailto:Dave1massey@cs.com]
        Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 1:33 PM
        To: Steinman, Bill; triumphs@autox.team.net
        Subject: Re: [TR] A bunch of questions


        In a message dated 5/1/2006 9:39:39 AM Central Standard Time,
wsteinman@pogolaw.com writes:


                Spent a lot of time behind the wheel of my 250 this
weekend, and took it
                to its first show (with us, anyway).



        Congratulations.





                1.  I had to do some heavy braking on the way to the
show thanks to
                being cut off by an aggressive driver.  As I'm breaking,
I all of a
                sudden hear the unmistakable sound of hissing air, and
now hear it
                whenever any pressure is put on the pedal, and effort
has increased
                moderately.  So, it looks like I've killed the seals on
the vacuum in
                the servo.  Here's my question -- how difficult is it to
remove the
                servo and replace it?



        Your symptoms are consistent with what I had when mine went bad.
Just an unbolt/bolt process.  The hard part is that four of the nuts are
in the footwell.  And you have to disconnect the clevis pin on the
pedal.  Unbolt the master cylinder and move it forward enough to clear
the studs on the booster and then remove the booster.

        On the other hand, check the master cylinder.  The most frequent
cause of a failed booster is brake fluid leaking from the master
cylinder into the booster.  check the master for leakage and
rebuild/replace if necessary.



                Dave



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