Peter Douglas Winn
-
Content Count
781 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Posts posted by Peter Douglas Winn
-
-
Andy you have miss the point. I have no air and no chance of getting air into my underground garage.
-
Master cylinder is brand new. From TRW/Moss where by the 1st one did not work as the piston was stuck in and the servo did not touch anything.
Something else. Many years ago I had a problem with the saloon brakes sticking. It was the master cylinder. When taking the foot off the pedal the fluid did not go back into the resevoir so the brake pads were slightly on. The caused heat everything expanded until the front end just locked up. I was only with brut force that I got to a layby and then everything cooled down. These new pads in the short distance were worn down to the metal. So beware.
-
I am in the process of replacing the seals in my Front brake calipers. it is always a messy job I use the brake pressure to move the pistons. Fluid everywhere, G-clamps that never seem to be the right size and the bits of wood used last time, have been thrown away and I have no reserve.
Why all of this? I do not have an air supply Quote" Extract the caliper pistons. Piston removal may be affected using a low pressure air line." A foot pump no good I cannot get a good enough seal, Handpump the same. My little electrical pressure pump has the same problem no pressure due to a bad connection.
Any body with a great idea and a clean one? I am fed up with cleaning up all the mess.
-
I have just had a phone call from my Triumph supplier. He said as there is no manufacturing date control of spare parts. So nobody knows how old they are. Even firms like Moss and Rimmers have this problem. Manufacturers have a habit to make things in batches. So after the batch has been finished perhaps 80% are sold and 20% wait for future sales and sit on their shelf for ages..
-
I am wondering how old were the new cailpers from Rimmers. Had they been stored on the back of the shelf, for many years and the rubbers were already out of date. As I have a complee new set of rubbers for the pistons I will take them apart and renew the rubbers. Thanks everybody for the help. I will let you all know what has happened.
-
The back end is completely new but it does not hurt to do a second check.
-
I think I used to call it brake clearance. I cannot remember anymore it is too long ago.
-
Keeping the pedal locked down over night was a trick used by the motorbike community in the days when there were Britsh bikes racing. It got rid of any unwanted air from the system. I have tried it and it does work. In this case, it was of no help. Hence I started to look elsewhere for a leak or whatever.
-
The hoses are new/good. Have not noticed wheel wobble but will check. I like very hard brakes and tight handbrake. So I do notice small changes. The brakes piping has been renewed. I checked every union. I am just wondering if a union is not seating poperly. Hence the original question.
-
I am very sorry but I don't think I understood the English.
-
Ok but I cannot write german correctly. Reading perfect. Speaking very good but German grammer beats me. I never learnt German as I always worked with English or French. (long time ago). PM me a tel number and we can Whats app.
-
Marco can you PM me with this in German. I am not sure if I have understood. Thanks
-
I have bled the brakes many times and after a while they are soft again. Could I have an airleak at one of the unions. If yes how do I check it and find out where.
I have no signs of fluid. Washing up liquid did nothing. Master cylinder never seems to change. Locking the pedal down over night has no effect. I cannot think of an easy way to pressurise the system to see if there is a pressure change. Or am I missing something?
-
Can I correct my statement a bit. When activating the pedal and no load then it is normally it is the clutch bearing.
-
Xiberras This is the type of problem that made me ask is there a list. If not, then we should make one. There is a tremendous amount of knowlegde in the club. In fact this question could be extended to other clubs who have simular drive trains.
-
Ok another one. I believe a whine when stationary an going from neutral to 1st gear is the thrust beaing going dry.
-
Is there anywhere a list of gearbox noises? i.e. a whiring only in top gear with O/D could mean ..... Loud noise when under load could mean ..... another noise only in certain gears could mean the layshaft bearings etc. Put the foor in the clutch and the noise has gone etc. The logic being, if the cog or whatever is not being used or rotating it can't be the cause of the noise or vica versa.
I am not an G/B expert. I hear noises and I then have a worrying drive, thinking the worst. The then next drive and I don't notice it. The drive thereafter Oh God the G/B is falling apart. All very nerv racking.
-
Thanks, fantstic information.it is just what I needed. A Garage is trying to tell me I can use a short nose crank with a long nose Flywheel. He won't believe me that it is not correct. I read somewherre the Triumph decided for some reason to beef up the Flywheel, hence the change in length.
-
Yes but what is the length. My one with flywheel is now in the car and I forgot to measure it before installing it.
-
Can any body tell me the exact overall length of a TR crank + flywheel. I believe the long nose and the short nose with flywheel are identical.
-
I would like to put my car on a rolling road and find out how much power I have.
How soon after a motor rebuild, can I put my car on the rolling road?
Immediately. After the head has been tightened down. After Oil change. After 2000 Miles or or
When can I do it without shortening the life of the engine?
I cannot find any written information anywhere.
-
You tell me, I don't know. I came from another end of the world (Canterbury) and another engineering game (Aerospace).
Out here we shut down until 7th Jan. Day after epipheny. The logic is, it is cheaper to shut the place down in the winter when half the staff are on holiday (schoolkids). No heating, no snow clearing etc and do all the major maintenance for the whole year.
-
The main reason for the question is = does the chassis number reflect the real build configuration? I have found some very small diiferences. Whereby I know the car was completely original.
-
That's interesting. I don't know why I missed that.
Brake pistons
in TR6 Forum
Posted
The reason is the Brake cylinders are new but who knows if the rubbers are not old. As a precautionary measure I have decided to change the seals. I have done the job many times so that is not the problem. I am just fed up with the mess eachtime. Roger If you can find a civil servent that is prepared to permit MIG welders in an underground parking space please tell me.