Originally Posted by AustinSprinter:
hold on TQ29m is looking!!....
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Brucer'
Brucer, I wasn't but I am now! And you have set me to searching. I never have run one, and my first thought would have been, why would I need one, so I did a brief run down on Google, and the way I understand what is written, it is a valve, 2# for disc brakes, and 10# for drum brakes, to keep the fluid from backing up the brake fluid lines, and assure a normal, rather than soft peddle on the first jump on the brakes, it went on to talk about master cyl and caliper positions, but also reservoir location, seems the thought is if the reservoir is above the highest caliper, none is needed, my calipers are all within the gudelines, and my reservoir is at least 12" or so, above the highest caliper, so I have gravity working in my favor, thus I have not had any trouble with brakes, as long as they don't fall off! I usually run at least a 1" master cyl, as it doesn't override the caliper, and gives better peddle feel, and by being that large, when you get off the brakes, it helps pull the pads off the rotors. IMHO, the problem this driver had, was his master cyl was too small, and overrode the caliper, kinda one of them overcenter deals. In my opinion, he doesn't need one, but needs to look at the master cylinder. Thanks for the wake up call. Have a good day! Bob
