[TR] Master Cylinder help

[Bob Rochlin]

    So last week I went to move my car out of the garage and much to my
surprise there were no brakes.  I madly pumped but to no avail.  There was not
too much damage to my triumph as it had run into the sheet metal on the door
of my pickup truck which cushioned the blow.  I tried the brakes and they
seemed fine after the accident so I was really pissed at myself for having
mistaken the clutch for the brake.      Cut to the next day as I was driving
to the body shop to get an estimate on the paint damage.  I again step on the
brakes and ...no brakes!  I pull over and wait a couple of seconds and the
braking power reappears. Two things trouble me.  The fact that the whole
braking system totally failed and second that the brakes then worked solidly a
minute later.  As I understand the system I should have had at least some
braking in one circuit even if one failed. I disassembled the master and found
no obvious damage except the the brake fluid was darkly discolored.  My only
thoughts was that perhaps the tipping valve malfunctioned, but that should
have left me with at least some brake.  The other was that one circuit had
failed previous and when the second failed I was left with no braking.
I,however, don't see how I wouldn't have noticed the diminished braking
ability, and the brake fluid balancing valve in my car works and should have
tripped the dash light.  I can't figure out why I could have no brake,even
with pumping, one minute and a normal hard brake a minute later.    Im I
missing something?                                                        Bob
Rochlin                                                        '72 TR6
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