nige
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 02:37 PM |
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brake proportioning valve , which one ?
ive done a search and read about the fiat punto valve
£28.84 + vat at local factors
question is are the adjustable one,s on flea bay sva freindly
anyone with other ideas or opinions welcome
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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nick205
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 02:54 PM |
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My Fiat Uno valve cost £5 from the scrappy and was removed within 10 mins in perfect working order. You will need to make a mounting bracket with a
nut and bolt adjuster to allow you to set the limit of travel on the valve.
Even though I mounted this in the engine bay I still failed SVA as it was deemed adjustable (although not from the drivers seat). The examiner
allowed me to check the brake balance on the rollers during the first test, but I had to tack weld my adjustment nut/bolt to get it through the
re-test.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 03:09 PM |
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Brakes International http://www.brakeparts.co.uk/
Uno valve HRV1013 £15.50 + vat + p&P
Fiat Strada/Ritmo or Lada Riva one is even cheaper.
[Edited on 14/8/07 by britishtrident]
[Edited on 14/8/07 by britishtrident]
[Edited on 14/8/07 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 03:20 PM |
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I got mine from scrappy - but got the Uno mounting bracket with it... easily adapted to mount in the car and added a bracket for an adjuster
bolt....
TBH at the price Brakes int are asking I think i would go for a new part now though!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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mackei23b
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 03:39 PM |
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I got a wilwood, £25 from the states including shipping!
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Avoneer
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:53 PM |
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A lot of 7's don't actually need them - honest!
What brakes are you using?
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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locoboy
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 05:23 PM |
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I agree with Pat,
I had good brake balance at SVA and disks all round using standard sierra MC with no valve.
ATB
Locoboy
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Avoneer
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 10:23 PM |
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I've got Hi-Spec 4 pots on the front and standard Escort 8" drums on the back.
Certainly didn't need one.
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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nige
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 07:08 AM |
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brakes
im using stock sierra up front with sierra m/c
and cortina live on drums at the rear
[Edited on 15/8/07 by nige]
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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NS Dev
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 09:20 AM |
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...........and avoid the wilwood!!!
They don't work, we had to bin the one off the race caterham last weekend and replace it with an aP one which did work
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 11:38 AM |
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I have Cortina front and Capri drum rear and was told at SVA the balance was perfect. Capri, Cortina, Escort and Sierra use similar rear cylinders so
I would try without one.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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nige
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 02:01 PM |
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brakes
thanks for all the comments
i will get a second hand one just in case
and run without
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 07:11 PM |
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One part not to buy second hand under any circumstances --- for reasons I won't go into on tintops it is not uncommon to find they jam full on.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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nige
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 08:11 AM |
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brakes
point taken
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 17/8/07 at 07:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
One part not to buy second hand under any circumstances --- for reasons I won't go into on tintops it is not uncommon to find they jam full on.
Makes for interesting stopping in the wet when they do! The compensator on one of my mini's jammed, and the car swapped ends in what felt like
nano-seconds.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 17/8/07 at 08:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I have Cortina front and Capri drum rear and was told at SVA the balance was perfect. Capri, Cortina, Escort and Sierra use similar rear cylinders so
I would try without one.
Pete,
Thats my setup too, I have a Uno valve in position, but it is in the 'off' position. You really dont need one.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/8/07 at 01:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
One part not to buy second hand under any circumstances --- for reasons I won't go into on tintops it is not uncommon to find they jam full on.
Makes for interesting stopping in the wet when they do! The compensator on one of my mini's jammed, and the car swapped ends in what felt like
nano-seconds.
Its happened to me twice once with a Chrysler 180 (ugh!) and the second time with FWD Chrysler Alpine --- both times the cars swapped ends in the
blink of an eye at less than 30 mph.
Both models were grossly over braked at the rear, in the case of the 180 it was a new valve that although fitted exactly as per WSM instructions was
set a mile out. On the Alpine the valve was seized full on.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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nige
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 06:18 AM |
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bloody hell
chrysler 180
alpine
there,s a blast from the past
when you start this journey
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 10:17 AM |
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180s were bog awful -- started out as a good design but Chrysler US stepped in a snatched the design from the Rootes end and handed it to Simca to
produce develop. Things got even worse when they switched production to Spain.
The french made such a mess of the 180 the Alpine project was award to the old Rootes office, where Roy Axe gave it its clean lines and decent
interior.
Alpines wouldn't have been bad if Chrysler hadn't been getting ready to pull out and cut corners everywhere --- all it needed was a decent
engine, british or german rather than french electrics and lots of rust protection.
Like the Lancia Beta and Fiat Ritmo/Strada, NSU RO80, Rover SD1, Fiat 128 it was voted European Car of the Year --- the true mark of a rust bucket.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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