[Tigers] Booster Issue

[Will Seay]

Joe,

This probably isn't the cause of your problem but I thought I would mention
it just in case.  If your booster has just undergone a rebuild by you or
someone else it may have been reassembled incorrectly.  Ask me how I know.
There's a horseshoe-shaped piece, made of spring steel, that acts as a
spring to the two valves in the booster.  It's shown (poorly) in edge-view
in Figure 10 of the workshop manual as item no. 30 - "Valve springs".  If
it is installed upside down, the valves will not close as they should and
the brakes will lock up after one application.
Good luck

Will - 382001570
Tigers at embarqmail.com


On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 9:56 AM Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:

> Joe
>
>                 Just a couple of notes about this – things you have
> probably already done.
>
> 1                     bled the brakes again
>
> 2                     check to make sure the weight of the brake pedal is
> not activating the booster – I had a poor pedal return spring that caused
> this problem
>
>
>
> fittings -
> https://www.sherco-auto.com/brake-fuel-line-fittings-and-steel-brake-line.html
>
>
>
> brake fittings and much more
>
>
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>
>
> *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Joe Brown
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 17, 2020 5:14 PM
> *To:* Tigers Den <Tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Tigers] Booster Issue
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I finally finished my Tiger enough to take it for a test drive.  First
> drive was good, so I went for a longer drive and the brakes locked up.
> Seems to be a classic issue where the booster sticks.  I can crack open the
> output line and the pressure releases the brakes.  But they lock up again
> when I apply the brakes again.
>
>
>
> So, I am trying to make a line to bypass the booster but I'm having
> trouble finding the female fittings that will mate up with the lines that
> go to the booster.  Does anybody know where to get them or what they are
> called?  The female threaded part appears to be 3/8"-14 and I think the
> tubing that goes into it  is 3/16" with a bubble flare.  I have plenty of
> tubing, I just need the fittings.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Brown
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