Re: [AMC-list] brake proportioning valve

[markprice242 <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OOPS....sorry about that... ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:00:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] brake proportioning valve
> " From: markprice242 <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> "
> " You can do some alteration in rear brake action by changing wheel
> " cylinders. Finding one that is larger in diameter slows application
> " due to taking a larger volume to move a stated distance. Smaller
> " cylinders apply faster.
> -but-
> you generate a certain amount of pressure when you stand on the
> brakes. pressure * area = force...
> larger cylinders multiply your force, applying the rear brakes harder.
> you want smaller wheel cylinders to weaken the rear brake action.
> " > From: "Frank Swygert" <farna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> " >
> " > If the brakes work fine you need NEITHER. What you have to do is
> go to
> " > a WET parking lot (WET, not just damp... or better yet a dirt
> road),
> " > get up to about 40, and slam on the brakes as hard as you can.
> Observe
> " > how the rear brakes lock. If they lock immediately with little
> effort
> " > then you need a proportioning valve in the rear brake line. If
> they
> " > just do lock up with a lot of effort, then you're fine. You want
> them
> " > to lock, but only with just about the greatest amount of effort
> you
> " > can supply and not right away. If all four lock at about the same
> time
> " > you're okay. You mainly don't want the rear locking real easy in a
> " > panic stop. If they do you could swap ends if the front wheels get
> " > turned any or the road surface slopes one way or the other --
> anything
> " > to start the rear end sliding sideways.
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